Kerry Calls For Timetable For Women's Set-Aside
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) urged SBA to set a timetable for implementing the long-delayed set-aside program for woman-owned businesses.

Los Alamos Lab Sets Aside Purchases For Local Firms
The Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory has set aside about $60 million in contracts for New Mexico businesses.

Blanket Purchase Agreement Fails Competition Test: IG
The Defense Information Systems Agency said it has halted future awards to MZM Inc. because the company’s blanket purchase agreement did not satisfy new requirements for competition.

Security Clearance Program "In Trouble:" GAO
A top Government Accountability Office investigator says there will be no quick fix for the huge backlog of applications for security clearances.

House Vote Supports Small Travel Agencies
The House voted June 30 to kill the e-Travel program, which critics say is a bundled contract that shuts out small travel agencies.

Venture Capital Control of Small Firms Is Debated
The biotechnology industry is divided over whether small companies that are controlled by venture capital firms should be eligible for Small Business Innovation Research grants, according to witnesses at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.