Thresholds Raised For Inflation
The FAR councils have adopted a final rule increasing various procurement thresholds to account for inflation.

Advisory Panel Report Will Push Competition
The federal Acquisition Advisory Panel’s recommendations will emphasize the need for increased competition in procurements, according to the group’s chairwoman.

Report: Contractors Outnumber Civil Servants 5.5-1
The number of contractors working for the federal government climbed by 48% between 2002 and 2005, according to a report titled “The True Size of Government.”

Up To 60 Places Open on Alliant
GSA said it plans up to 60 awards under its Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract.

Contract Data Is Now Online
A government watchdog group has launched an online database of federal spending at www.FedSpending.org.

Subcontractor Charges Racial Discrimination
A minority-owned subcontractor has sued DynCorp International, charging the prime forced it out of projects in Iraq and Afghanistan in actions that “were motivated by racial animus” against the company’s African American owners and employees.

Save The Date: Nov. 2 for Set-Aside Alert's Small Business Breakfast
Speaker: Kristi Wilson, OSDBU director, U.S. Department of Education. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.