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SBA Steps Up Oversight of Contractor Registrations
SBA has begun monitoring entries in the Central Contractor Registration to make sure businesses are what they claim to be.

Energy Amendment Could "Undermine" Goals: Barreto
The Senate has approved a policy change that would undermine the Energy Department’s effort to unbundled its large facility management contracts and could threaten small business procurement programs in other departments.

SBA Honors Contractors, OSDBUs at Expo '05
Two Pennsylvania small businesses were named SBA’s National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year at a ceremony in Washington April 26, kicking off SBA Expo ’05.

GSA Chief Promotes Expansion of Agency's Procurement Role
Leave the buying to us, says GSA Administrator Stephen Perry.

Acquisition Panel Will Hear Public Comments
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s Acquisition Advisory Panel has announced three open meetings to hear public comments on its review of procurement policies.

EPA Picks Project Performance Corp. For IT Work
Project Performance Corp. of McLean, VA, has received the sole small business award of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Information Technology Solutions-Business Information Strategic Support contract, known as ITS-BISS.

Energy Dept. Contracting Is Faulted
The Government Accountability Office cited major deficiencies in the Energy Department’s administration of large contracts and said the department cannot be sure it is getting what it is paying for.





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