(Click on headlines below to read each full story.) Q&A with SBA Assoc. Administrator Darryl Hairston: Part II: Is it more difficult to get approved for 8(a) these days? Participation in the Small Business Administration’s flagship 8(a) business development program has been shrinking in recent years, even while federal contracting for 8(a) firms has remained high. SBA size standards: ‘Small’ gets larger Military bases must get approval from the Small Business Administration in order to transfer work from a current or former 8(a) contract to a cooperative agreement with a local agency, according to a new policy statement released by the SBA. Worry that JanSan not a Win-Win Concerns about GSA’s pending $599M janitorial/sanitation buy The General Services Administration’s “JanSan” strategic sourcing initiative is raising fears that hundreds of small vendors are likely to get left in the dust. GSA claims $200M savings on strategic OS2 Anne Rung, chief acquisition officer for the General Services Administration, said on June 21 that taxpayers have saved $200 million as a result of GSA’s Office Supplies Second Generation (OS2) strategic sourcing program. GSA schedules mandatory set-asides being wiped out Small federal contractors that currently enjoy automatic set-asides for conference and trade show planning, commercial photography, scientific instruments and other products and services will lose those mandatory preferences as of July 1. Column: Subcontracting to mentors: a growing risk? The mentor-protégé programs separately administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are unique in the government contracting world in that SBA and DoD protégés enjoy broad exemptions from findings of affiliation that might otherwise be based on the assistance provided by mentors. FY2014 Milcon, NDAA bills moving The Senate Appropriations committee approved the fiscal 2014 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and related agencies bill. Washington Insider: GSA IG backlash Industry members are questioning the findings of a recent report by the General Services Administration’s Office of Inspector General.... 8(a) fraud cases Keith Hedman, an Arlington, VA security contractor, was sentenced to six years in jail for setting up a shell 8(a) company to win federal contracts meant for minority-owned small companies.... Debarment guidance Little guidance is available for the federal contractor suspension and debarment system.... Rung’s new role Anne Rung, GSA’s current chief acquisition officer, also will serve as associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Governmentwide Policy.....