Small Firms' Market Share Shrank in 2004
Small businesses’ share of the federal market fell to 20% in fiscal 2004, down from 23.6% the year before, according to Eagle Eye Publishers.

Congress Blocks Energy Dept. Contracting Change
A House-Senate conference committee blocked an attempt to allow the Energy Department to count subcontracts as prime contracts, but directed SBA and Energy to study the matter and adopted language designed to discourage other agencies from asking for the same treatment.

Defense Contractors' Ethics Policies Questioned
The Defense Department said it will increase scrutiny of contractors’ ethics policies and practices after the Government Accountability Office found the department was paying little attention to whether companies are complying with ethics rules.

Bouquets For Homeland Security OSDBU
The Homeland Security Department’s small business program is an “early success,” investigators from the Government Accountability Office reported.

Judge: Release SBA Contracting Report
A federal judge has ordered SBA to release a consultant’s draft report that allegedly shows evidence of fraud in small-business contracting.

GSA Reorganization Moves Forward
The House Government Reform Committee has unanimously approved legislation to reorganize General Service Administration.

Changes Planned in DOD Supply Chain
A plan to reorganize the Defense Department’s supply chain management will be completed within a few weeks, Federal Times reported.

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Join us May 25 for Set-Aside Alert's Small Business Breakfast with Debbie Ridgeley of the HHS OSDBU and 8(a) Certification and Survival Seminar. Details in Calendar.