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USDA needs small business tech transfer, GAO saysThe Agriculture Dept. (USDA) is supposed to set up a Small Business Technology Transfer Program under the Small Business Act, but has not done so, the Government Accountability Office found in a new report. Agencies with extramural research and development budgets over $1 billion are supposed to have STTR programs under the act. However, current SBA guidance does not indicate when an agency must set up an STTR program, the GAO said. Auditors recommended that SBA revise its guidance to clarify the timing. Without USDA’s participation in the STTR program, there was less money available in fiscal 2014 for STTR, the GAO said. More information: GAO report: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-492 Top 5 for small businessDeltek named the Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Agriculture departments as the top five for small business contracting, accounting for 80% of small business spend. More information: Deltek report: http://goo.gl/PZSgRQ $19B more for cyberThe White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan has $19 billion in new investments for cybersecurity in fiscal 2017, which is a 35% increase from this year, according to NextGov. More information: NextGov http://goo.gl/dKeMiK New rule on emissionsFederal acquisition councils have proposed a new rule requiring federal contractors to disclose in their System for Award Management profile whether, and where, they publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions. The rule covers suppliers with $7.5 million or more in federal contracts in the previous year. It will affect about 5,500 vendors, including 2,700 small businesses, according to the Federal Register notice. More information: Federal Register notice: https://goo.gl/jM3oi7
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