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White House Wins on Outsourcing
Under pressure from the White House, congressional appropriators abandoned efforts to restrict President Bush’s competitive sourcing initiative.

Push Is On for Performance-Based Contracts
The Office of Management and Budget is pushing hard for performance-based services contracts, but an OMB official acknowledges that there is confusion about what the term means.

Congress Votes Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Vets
Congress has given final passage to a set-aside program for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

Homeland Security Dept. Seeks Innovative Solutions
The Department of Homeland Security has released a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program solicitation by the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Supreme Court Won't Decide Affirmative Action Case
The Supreme Court has refused to consider a challenge to an affirmative action program for minority- and woman-owned contractors in Denver.

Iraq Contract Dollars To Flow Through Large Primes
Small businesses will be shut out of prime contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq unless they team with larger partners, the new reconstruction contracting czar said.






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