Index to Set-Aside Alert January-June 2008 8(a) program Parity, Not Clarity, In Proposed Set-Aside Rule, 3/21 p. 1. Legal Issues: Parity For 8(a), SDV, HUBZone Firms, 3/21 p. 3. Higher Net Worth Limit Sought, 6/13 p. 2. Adler, Peter (columnist) Back to Basics: Help Your Customer Help You, 2/22 p. 3. Back to Basics: Three Little Words, 3/7 p. 3. Air Force Air Force Begins Consolidating Contracting Shops, 1/11 p. 2. Senators Want New Probe of Air Force Contract, 5/2 p. Air Force Pushes “Beyond Goals” for Small Firms, 5/16 p. 2. Alaska Native Corporations Black Chamber, Alaska 8(a)’s Make Peace, 6/13 p. 1. Alliant, Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contracts Judge Rules Alliant Awards Are “Arbitrary, Capricious,” 3/21 p. Alliant GWACs On Hold After Court Decision, 4/4 p. 1. American Small Business League Advocates Sue for Access to Contract Data, 2/22 p. Army Army Prepares IT Set-Aside, 1/25, p. 2. Army Overhauls Contracting, Puts Generals in Charge, 3/7 p. 1. Census Bureau What a Mess: How Census Bureau Botched IT Procurement, 4/18 p. Competitiveness Demonstration Program Defense Dept. Expands Small Business Set-Asides, 6/27 p. 1. Congress, House and Senate Procurement Leftovers on Congress’s Plate, 1/11 p. 1. Defense Authorization Means Procurement Changes, 2/8 p. Aid Voted For Vets, Reservists, 2/8 p. House Votes to Debar Tax Delinquents, 4/18 p. 2. House Approves Three Contracting Bills, 5/2 p. House Votes Broad Contracting Changes, 5/30 p. 1. Senate Defense Bill Includes Contracting Changes, 6/13 p. Contract Bundling New Anti-Bundling Initiative Is Weighed, 3/21 p. 2. Contractor and Federal Spending Accountability Act House Approves Three Contracting Bills, 5/2 p. House Votes Broad Contracting Changes, 5/30 p. 1. Defense Department DOD Official Backs Dialogue With Industry, 1/11 p. 2. IG Faults Interagency Contracting, 1/25 p. Defense Authorization Means Procurement Changes, 2/8 p. GAO: Contractors Need Conflict-of-Interest Rules, 3/21 p. 2. “A Matter of Grave Concern:” Contractors Acting as Contract Specialists, 4/4 p. 2. DOD Official Orders Restrictions on T&M Contracts, 4/4 p. DISA Awards Networking Contracts, 5/2 p. 4. Defense Dept. Expands Small Business Set-Asides, 6/27 p. 1. DOD Will Send Work to Other Agencies Rather Than Contractors, 6/27 p. 2. DynCorp DynCorp Ordered to Pay for Discrimination, 5/30 p. Ethics Complying With New Ethics Rules, 2/8 p. New Rule: Tax Delinquents Could Face Debarment, 3/7 p. 2. Legal Issues: Congress Expands Whistleblower Protections, 3/7 p. GAO: Contractors Need Conflict-of-Interest Rules, 3/21 p. 2. Regulators Look at Conflict-of-Interest Rules, 4/4 p. 2. “A Matter of Grave Concern:” Contractors Acting as Contract Specialists, 4/4 p. 2. Kerry: How Was Arms Dealer Classified SDB? 4/18 p. 1. DynCorp Ordered to Pay for Discrimination, 5/30 p. E-Verify Details of E-Verify Rules Are Released, 6/27 p. 1. Finance, financial issues, accounting Contractors Report Thin Profit Margins, 3/7 p. 1. Business Issues: A Pleasant Greeting from the IRS, 4/4 p. 3. Does Your Accounting System Measure Up? 6/13 p. 3. Franco, Antonio R., and Gunjan R. Talati (columnists) Legal Issues: New Guidelines For Granting Security Clearances, 1/25 p. 3. General Services Administration, GSA Schedules Set-Asides Not Required on GSA Schedules, 1/25 p. 1. Report Card To Focus On Accessible Technology, 2/8 p. GSA Targets SDV Companies, 3/7 p. Report: States, Locals Buying Off IT Schedule, 3/21 p. 2. Judge Rules Alliant Awards Are “Arbitrary, Capricious,” 3/21 p. Alliant GWACs On Hold After Court Decision, 4/4 p. 1. GSA To Review Pricing Policies on Schedules, 5/2 p. 1. White House Pushes GSA’s Doan Out the Door, 5/2 p. GSA Panel Members Consider Pricing Policies, 5/16 p. 1. Ousted GSA Chief Doan Goes Down Swinging, 5/16 p. 2. Goals, procurement Advocates Sue for Access to Contract Data, 2/22 p. Parity, Not Clarity, In Proposed Set-Aside Rule, 3/21 p. 1. Government Accountability Office, see subject of GAO reports and decisions. Gulin, Frank C. (columnist) Legal Issues: Pitfalls in the Family and Medical Leave Act, 5/16 p. 3. Hallowell, Andrew, and Michael Pidgeon (columnists) Legal Issues: Congress Expands Whistleblower Protections, 3/7 p. Homeland Security Department SDVs To Get DHS Set-Aside For Services, 1/11 p. DHS Outlines Vets’ Set-Aside, 1/25, p. Report: A Few Favorites Dominate DHS Contracting, 5/30 p. 2. Bush Orders Contractors to Verify Employees’ Immigration Status, 6/13 p. 1. DHS Plans More Task Order Vehicles, 6/27, p. 2. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Bill: No Pay Disclosure for Small Firms, 3/21 p. 1. HUBZone program Parity, Not Clarity, In Proposed Set-Aside Rule, 3/21 p. 1. Legal Issues: Parity For 8(a), SDV, HUBZone Firms, 3/21 p. 3. After 8 Years, HUBZone Program Is Widely Ignored, 5/30 p. 2. Immigration Bush Orders Contractors to Verify Employees’ Immigration Status, 6/13 p. 1. Interagency contracting IG Faults Interagency Contracting, 1/25 p. New Controls For Interagency Contracting, 6/13 p. McCain, Sen. John Obama, McCain Co-Sponsor Transparency Legislation, 6/13 p. 2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA To Expand Mentor-Protege Program, 4/18 p. 2. National Black Chamber of Commerce Black Chamber, Alaska 8(a)’s Make Peace, 6/13 p. 1. Obama, Sen. Barack Obama, McCain Co-Sponsor Transparency Legislation, 6/13 p. 2. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Feds Struggle to Attract, Retain Acquisition Workers, 2/22 p. 1. New Anti-Bundling Initiative Is Weighed, 3/21 p. 2. IT Services Targeted for Strategic Sourcing, 4/18 p. 1. New Controls For Interagency Contracting, 6/13 p. Professional Services Council Industry Group Will Fight Contracting “Myths,” 4/18 p. 2. Safavian, David Former Procurement Chief’s Conviction Overturned, 6/27, p. 2. Security clearances Legal Issues: New Guidelines For Granting Security Clearances President Pushes Security Clearance Reform, 2/22 p. 1. IT Solutions Proposed to Fix Security Clearances, 5/16 p. 1. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerry Rips SBA Budget Proposal, 2/8 p. Kerry: How Was Arms Dealer Classified SDB? 4/18 p. 1. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses, See Veteran-Owned businesses Size Standards SBA “Revved Up” For Size Standard Changes, 1/25 p. 1. SBA Gives Details of Size Standard Review. 2/8 p. 1. SBA Still Struggling With Size Standards, 5/30 p. 1. SBA Outlines Plans for Size Standards Review, 6/13 p. 2. Small Business Administration SBA Draws Fire Over Women’s Set-Aside, 1/11 p. 1. Administration Defends Limits on Women’s Set-Aside, 1/25 p. 2. SBA “Revved Up” For Size Standard Changes, 1/25 p. 1. SDV Eligibility Is Up To SBA , 1/25 p. Senators Urge Expansion of Women’s Set-Aside, 2/8 p. 1. SBA Gives Details of Size Standard Review. 2/8 p. 1. Advocates Sue for Access to Contract Data, 2/22 p. Parity, Not Clarity, In Proposed Set-Aside Rule, 3/21 p. 1. Legal Issues: Parity For 8(a), SDV, HUBZone Firms, 3/21 p. 3. At Small Business Week, SBA Honors Stars, 5/2 p. SBA Still Struggling With Size Standards, 5/30 p. 1. SBA Outlines Plans for Size Standards Review, 6/13 p. 2. Higher Net Worth Limit Sought, 6/13 p. 2. Smigocki, Michael (columnist) Complying With New Ethics Rules, 2/8 p. Business Issues: A Pleasant Greeting from the IRS, 4/4 p. 3. State Department Kerry: How Was Arms Dealer Classified SDB? 4/18 p. 1. Strategic sourcing IT Services Targeted for Strategic Sourcing, 4/18 p. 1. Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act Obama, McCain Co-Sponsor Transparency Legislation, 6/13 p. 2. Task order contracts, IDIQ contractsM GAO: Task Orders Are Immune From Protest, 2/22 p. Task Order Spending Continues to Climb, 4/4 p. 1. Taxes New Rule: Tax Delinquents Could Face Debarment, 3/7 p. 2. House Votes to Debar Tax Delinquents, 4/18 p. 2. New Rule Targets Tax-Delinquent Contractors, 5/2 p. Time and materials contracts DOD Official Orders Restrictions on T&M Contracts, 4/4 p. Tysinger, Glenda A. (columnist) Does Your Accounting System Measure Up? 6/13 p. 3. Veteran-Owned businesses SDVs To Get DHS Set-Aside For Services, 1/11 p. DHS Outlines Vets’ Set-Aside, 1/25 p. SDV Eligibility Is Up To SBA, 1/25 p. Aid Voted For Vets, Reservists, 2/8 p. GSA Targets SDV Companies, 3/7 p. Verification Required For Vets’ Firms, 5/30 p. 2. Transportation Security Administration Trans. Security Gets New Rules On Procurement, 1/11 p. Veterans Affairs Department Verification Required For Vets’ Firms, 5/30 p. 2. Woman-owned businesses SBA Draws Fire Over Women’s Set-Aside, 1/11 p. 1. Administration Defends Limits on Women’s Set-Aside, 1/25 p. 2. Senators Urge Expansion of Women’s Set-Aside, 2/8 p. 1. Worldwide Network Services LLC DynCorp Ordered to Pay for Discrimination, 5/30 p.