House Panel Favors Annual Recertification, 30% Goal
The House Small Business Committee has approved legislation that would require annual recertification of size status.

Contracting Provisions Out of War Spending Bill
A House-Senate conference committee dropped provisions of the $124 billion supplemental defense spending bill that small business advocates warned could kill set-aside programs.

Justice Dept. Alleges Kickbacks in IT Contracting
The Justice Department has joined whistleblower lawsuits accusing Accenture LLP, Hewlett Packard and Sun Microsystems of paying and receiving kickbacks from other companies in return for favorable treatment on government contracts.

GSA Chief’s Critics Ratchet Up The Pressure
Two Democratic senators and the GSA inspector general turned up the heat on embattled GSA Administrator Lurita Doan.

SBA Honors Contracting Award Winners
SBA named Jeffrey D. Fletcher, president of Ecotone Services Inc. of Dover, TN, its small business prime contractor of the year.

Looking Ahead: Trends in Small Business Contracting
Set-Aside Alert, epipeline and Synchris identified five major trends affecting the federal market available to small businesses.