In Job Competitions, Bet The Feds To Win
The Office of Management and Budget reports federal employees won 89% of the jobs that were opened for public-private competition during fiscal 2003.
Veto Is Threatened as House Votes to Delay Base Closings, Restrict Job Competitions in DOD
The House defied a veto threat and voted to delay military base closings for two years and to limit competitive sourcing in the Defense Department.
Supreme Court Won't Hear affirmative Action Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider the latest challenge to affirmative action programs in federal procurement.
New Rules Set For HUBZone Construction Contracts
SBA has placed new limitations on HUBZone construction contracts, but backed away from its controversial proposal to give HUBZone firms parity with 8(a) companies in federal contracting.
Homeland Security Dept. Promises Simpler Safety Act Application
Officials of the Department of Homeland Security have told industry representatives that it will simply applications for liability protection under the Safety Act, following complaints from technology companies and three congressional committee chairmen.
Energy Dept.'s Unbundling Plan Under Attack
The Energy Department’s large facility management contractors attacked the department’s plan to break up some of their huge contracts so that small businesses could compete for the work.
Auditors Cite Misuse of IT Schedule Contracts
The General Accounting Office has ruled that contracting officers may not stretch the definition of GSA’s information technology schedule 70 in order to purchase services that are only tangentially related to IT.
Senators Propose Protest Rights for Feds in Job Competitions
Two senators introduced legislation to give federal employees the right to appeal to the General Accounting Office during and after job competitions.
IG Questions Financial Deals By Women's Business Advocate
Women’s business advocate Amy Millman, president of Springboard Enterprises, is involved in a long-running dispute with SBA’s inspector general over alleged financial irregularities while Millman was executive director of the National Women’s Business Council, a federal agency.
SBA Hands Out Awards During Small Business Week
Small business owners from Albuquerque, NM, and East Berlin, CT, were named SBA’s National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year during the agency’s celebration of Small Business Week in Orlando.
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