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New Scorecard Rates Agency Contracting Results
Half of federal agencies received the lowest possible grade on SBA’s first scorecard for small business procurement.

2006 Small Business Contracting Report
Source: SBA/Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation.

Scrub of '05 Data Shrinks Small Business Share
SBA said a review of 2005 federal procurement data uncovered $4.6 billion in contracts that were mistakenly recorded as going to small businesses.

New Solution Sought for Security Clearances
Defense and intelligence agencies say they are aiming for a total overhaul of the troubled clearance process.

IG Says Army Contract Is Improperly Bundled
The Defense Department inspector general’s office has found that the Army improperly bundled its $20 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services (ITES-2S) contract.

Small Vendors Win Office Supply BPA
Small office supply vendors won 11 of 13 blanket purchase agreements awarded under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative.

Contractors Should Prepare for New Ethics Rules
For months now, one of the biggest issues in government contracting has been the proposed rule requiring certain government contractors to have a code of ethics and business conduct.





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