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Set-Aside Alert news analysis:

Court says VA Rule of Two for vets overrides contracting with disabled

     In the legal contest that pitted veterans against the disabled, veterans won, according to a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

      The judge decided that Congress intended that the Veterans Affairs Dept. make a top priority of contracting with veterans and service-disabled veterans, overruling a previous law that favored contracting with nonprofits hiring blind and disabled people.

      The court upheld the VA’s Rule of Two mandate under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2006. Under that law, the VA must perform a Rule of Two analysis on all procurements to determine if there are ...more....

     

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