Army Will Centralize Environmental Services Work
The Army plans to consolidate several thousand environmental services contracts into three nationwide task order contracts in a strategic sourcing initiative.

More Delay For Women’s Set-Aside
SBA has announced another delay in the women’s set-aside program, one that will push it back into 2008 at the earliest.

House Committee Chair Proposes Procurement Overhaul
House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez, D-NY, plans to introduce legislation to overhaul small business contracting programs.

House Votes Small Business Status for Venture Capital-Owned Firms
Several advocacy groups are fighting legislation that would open federal small business programs to companies that are majority-owned by venture capital firms.

Senate Adopts DOD Insourcing Amendment
The Senate has approved an insourcing amendment that would require the Defense Department to replace contractors with federal employees if that would save money.

HUD Secretary Is Investigated Over Friend’s Contract
The FBI is investigating whether HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson lined up a sole-source contract for a friend and lied to a Senate committee about it, the magazine National Journal reported.

Contractor Admits Bribing GSA Official
The former owner of a Maryland security firm has pleaded guilty to bribing a GSA contracting officer with $100,000 in cash and a cruise ticket in return for contracts worth more than $130 million.