Senator Suggests Limits on Alaska 8(a) Contracts
A Senate subcommittee turned up the heat on Alaska Native Corporations as dozens of Alaskans and their supporters overflowed a hearing room to defend their federal contracting preferences.

Economic Stimulus Contracts on a Slow Track
Spending on road improvements under the Recovery Act is moving as slowly as the traffic on some clogged freeways.

House, Senate Pass Dueling Small Business R&D Bills
The House and Senate are deadlocked over whether to allow Small Business Innovation Research grants to companies controlled by large venture capital investors.

Navy Official, Contractors Charged With Bribery
Federal prosecutors charged a high-level manager at the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego with masterminding an eight-year bribery and kickback scheme.

3 Ways for New Businesses to Improve Past Performance Scores
It can be difficult to obtain contracts without relevant past performance, but impossible to build a past performance record without first getting government contracts.