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Agencies To Consider Insourcing Service Contracts
Civilian agencies will be required to create an inventory of their service contracts and evaluate whether some of the work should be insourced.

SBA Sets Roadshow To Hear Feedback on 8(a) Rules
SBA has set a series of public hearings on its proposed changes in 8(a) rules as it extended the comment period for an additional month, to Jan. 28.

8(a) Applications Soar
The number of applications for the 8(a) program has nearly doubled in recent months and SBA is falling behind in processing them.

Obama Leans on Bankers to Ease Credit Crunch
President Obama tried jawboning to increase bank lending to small businesses.

Official: DOD Needs To Balance Federal Workers, Contractors
When the Defense Department outsourced many acquisition functions, it “unbalanced the system,” Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said.

Proposal Development and What It Takes to Win
A winning proposal must answer the questions, “Of what benefit is your innovative solution to the procuring agency..."

Web Watch: Procurement Website Needs Update
The government’s main database of contract information, the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation, is a little behind the times.

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