New Leader Is Picked For GSA
President Bush has nominated James A. Williams, a career federal employee, to head the General Services Administration.

President Orders Reciprocity on Security Clearances
President Bush has ordered all federal agencies to recognize security clearances granted by other agencies as part of an effort to streamline the clearance process.

Senators: Change or Delay Women’s Set-Aside
Bipartisan leaders of the Senate Small Business Committee called on SBA to delay implementation of the set-aside program for woman-owned businesses until a new administration takes office, unless changes are made in the program.

Online Update: Medicare Suppliers Win in Congress
Congress has approved legislation to delay and rewrite a program that would stop thousands of small businesses from selling to Medicare patients.

IG Finds Lax Oversight Of Alaska 8(a) Contracts
The Commerce Department did not begin monitoring Alaska Native Corporations’ contracts for more than a year after it signed an agreement to take on that responsibility, the department’s inspector general found.

IGs Fault Sole-Source Awards at TSA, EPA
Inspectors general at EPA and the Transportation Security Administration have called for improved controls on those agencies’ use of sole-source contracts.