Vets' Advocates Seek Changes in Set-Aside
Veterans groups plan to ask Congress to strengthen the set-aside program for service-disabled veterans after the Bush administration declined to accept the changes they wanted.

Army Corps Prepares For Construction Surge
The Army Corps of Engineers is gearing up for an anticipated wave of new construction projects that is likely to follow this year’s round of base closings and realignments and the redeployment of troops from overseas to domestic bases.

Contractor Groups Urge Congress: Don't Over-Regulate GSA Schedules
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA) says a restructuring of the General Services Administration should give the GSA administrator “direct control” over regional offices.

Pentagon Takes Control of Air Force Programs
The Defense Department has temporarily stripped the Air Force of authority over 21 major procurement programs because of vacancies in the service’s top jobs.

DFARS Changes: Subcontracting Test Program Extended
The Defense Department has extended its subcontracting test program for an additional five years, through 2010, as required by Congress.