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    Should federal goals for small biz contracts be adjusted by industry
    SBA-commissioned report advises changes in goal assessment; report recommends no change to overall 23% goal at this time.

    OS2 suspended due to protests
    The General Services Administration has suspended its attempted six-month extension of the Office Supplies 2 contract after 11 protests were filed against the extension.

    Set-Aside Alert’s mission under fire
    Set-Aside Alert has been published for more than two decades with great support from readers, but last week its mission came under fire.

    Are you ready for the Q4 ‘spending spree’?
    The fourth-quarter federal buying rush is nearly here - are you prepared?

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    Events down, webinars up
    Due to shrinking budgets, government officials are attending fewer and fewer events, but their webinar participation is going up, according to a new survey of 3,700 federal decision makers by research firm Market Connections Inc.

    OFPP to issue more guidance on past performance
    The White House’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) expects to release additional guidance to federal contracting officers this summer to help them assess vendors’ past performance.

    Column: Small business investors have rights, too
    With incredulity in his voice, a client recently asked me, “So you’re telling me that the Small Business Administration has a different set of rules for corporations than the well-established corporate law in this country?”

    Washington Insider:

    Federal CIOs
    Federal CIOs view cybersecurity, information technology modernization, cloud and mobility as their top priorities....

    OASIS protests
    The General Services Administration’s multi-billion-dollar “OASIS” professional services contract--unrestricted track has been hit with five protests....

    New exec at NGA
    Robert Cardillo was named the new director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency....

    WOSB share
    The SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) programs represent a very small, but growing, share of federal contracts awarded to women-owned firms....

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