Color Your IT Schedule Green
GSA’s information technology schedules are going green.

8(a) STARS II Taps 599 Contractors
GSA has chosen 599 IT firms for its 8(a) STARS II set-aside governmentwide acquisition contract.

VA Scrubs Its Contractor List
The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped more than 8,000 companies from its database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses because they did not verify their eligibility.

Certifiers Named for Women’s Contracting Program
SBA has approved the first four organizations to serve as third-party certifiers for the woman-owned business contracting program.

FAA Partially Shut Down as Congress Takes Recess
Some 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees and more than 70,000 contractors will likely be off the job until September after Congress quit for a month-long recess without funding the agency’s operations.

Defense Department Acts to Improve Competition
Defense Department officials believe a contract is not competitive unless at least two companies submit bids.

Senator Wants Recount on Small Business Contracting
A Senate subcommittee chair criticized SBA reporting rules that inflate the number of contract dollars awarded to small businesses.

New Census Data Threatens HUBZone Contractors
SBA says up to half of all HUBZone companies may be dropped from the program after the Census Bureau releases 2010 data this fall.

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