VA Begins Set-Aside for Disabled Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has become the first to implement the new set-aside program for small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

Alliant Industry Days Are Set
GSA has announced a new schedule of industry days for its Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract.

DFARS Changes Announced
The Defense Department has proposed 14 rule changes as part of its effort to streamline and simplify the 1,400 page Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

Report: IT Spending Will Pick Up
Federal agencies will award almost $40 billion in IT and C4I contracts in the next few months, according to an analysis by the market research firm Input.

Report Card on Competitive Sourcing: GAO Says Feds Win Most Jobs, Savings Not Proved
Federal employees retained more than three-fourths of the jobs that were subject to competitive sourcing studies at seven of the largest departments over the past two years, the General Accounting Office reported.

New Rules for Anti-Terror Purchases
Emergency procurement authorities for terrorism-related acquisitions went into effect Feb. 23 under an interim rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Regulation councils.

CSA: Improve Past-Performance Evaluations
Members of the Contract Services Association say their top issue for 2004 is standardizing the past performance evaluation process.