Annual Recertification Is Debated Again
Small business advocates are choosing sides over a proposal to require annual recertification of size status.

OMB Promises to Enforce Bundling Policy
A top official of the Office of Management and Budget has pledged “more aggressive steps” to improve small business access to the federal market and combat unjustified contract bundling.

Industry Organizations Say Advisory Panel Would “Roll Back” Procurement Reform
A coalition of leading contractor groups accuses the federal Acquisition Advisory Panel of trying to turn back the clock on procurement reform by proposing new restrictions on the government’s purchases of commercial products and services.

New Standard Proposed for IT Purchases
The Federal Acquisition Regulation councils have proposed a rule requiring all IT purchases to be compatible with the next-generation Internet technology to the maximum extent possible.

8(a) Companies Win Big on Navy Contract
Five 8(a) companies will compete for up to $200 million in construction work for the Navy.

Defense IG Questions Some Purchases Through GSA
The Defense Department’s inspector general has cleared DOD to continue buying through GSA’s Client Service Centers, but the IG’s draft report could produce a further chilling effect on DOD’s purchases through GSA.

Business Issues: State Income Taxes and S-Corporations
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that disbursements to the shareholders of a Subchapter S Corporation for the payment of state income taxes are not allowable costs. This places some contractors in a confusing position.