(Click on headlines below to read each full story.) Small federal vendors getting hit Sequester, ‘paralysis’ taking a toll; morale hurting It’s been mostly a summer of discontent for large and small federal contractors as a result of sequestration, according to a new survey. No more VA verification? The Veterans Affairs Department would turn over its vendor verification duties to the Small Business Administration under legislation to be introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman, R-CO. GSA OASIS RFPs are on the street; two protests filed Air Force said to be shifting work to OASIS small business; there is a claim it may be too much After months of preparation and discussion, the General Services Administration issued its final request for proposals for the massive “OASIS” multiple-award contract vehicles for professional services. Small vendors spend more to seek contracts Small firms are investing significantly more time and money to seek federal contracting opportunities than they did three years ago, according to a new survey from American Express Open. Less time to comment on past performance Federal contractors will have less than half as much time to comment on past performance evaluations from federal agencies as they did in the past, under a new proposed regulation. DHS awards EAGLE II contracts to HUBZone teams The Homeland Security Department’s IT Acquisition Center announced HUBZone awardees for EAGLE II (Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II) for IT support services. Washington Insider: Minority-owned vendors Hispanic-owned companies won $8.2 billion in small business federal contracts in fiscal 2012, an increase of 1.5% from the previous year.... New GSA IT portal Federal agency buyers are being urged to use a new Web portal launched by the General Services Administration to help them purchase information technology solutions.... eBuy goes mobile The General Services Administration debuted a mobile version of the eBuy website..... DOT not compliant The Transportation Department does not fully comply with revised federal regulations on cost-reimbursement awards.....