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Save the Date: Nov. 16 for Set-Aside Alert's Small Business Breakfast
Speaker: Scott Denniston, OSDBU director, Department of Veterans Affairs

Democrats Take House; Subpoenas To Follow?
Several aggressive critics of the Bush administration are in line to head key House committees after Democrats won a majority in Tuesday’s elections.

Official Records Say Lockheed Is a Small Business
The most successful “small business” contractors are not small, according to an analysis of government procurement data by Eagle Eye Publishers.

Top "Small Business Contractors" in Fiscal 2005
Here is a list of the leading contractors identified as "small businesses" in the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation.

One-Year Wait For Top Secret Clearance: GAO
Industry personnel waited more than a year, on average, for a top secret security clearance, the Government Accountability Office reported.

Acquisition Professionals Favor Changes in Small Business Preferences
A large majority of government acquisition executives believe small business preference programs should be overhauled, according to a survey by the Professional Services Council and the accounting firm Grant Thornton.

Business Issues: On Guard Against Procurement Fraud
The Justice Department’s Criminal Division has announced formation of a National Procurement Fraud Task Force. Its goal is to promote the early detection, prevention and prosecution of procurement fraud.





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