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    Procurement Watch:
    The top 14 set-asides of fiscal 2014

    You asked for it, and here it is: Set-Aside Alert’s list of the top 14 federal small business set-aside opportunities anticipated in fiscal 2014.

    Finally, a budget!
    Sequestration--which, when it was envisioned in 2011, never was supposed to happen--happened.
    But it looks like it won’t be happening again.

    After 103 years, “Buy Indian” implemented
    Congress passed the Buy Indian Act in 1910, but no presidential administration made those rules official until the Obama administration in July 2013.

    More contract goodies for FY14
    Why look only at top contracts? There are plenty more where those came from.

    VA puts reverse auctions on hold
    For the second time in two years, the Veterans Affairs Department is freezing the use of reverse auctions for an unspecified period of time because of ongoing concerns.

    Column: Is the DOD EMALL right for you?
    As suppliers, we are told over and over that all federal opportunities valued at $25,000 or more appear on FedBizOpps. Is this truly the case? And what about opportunities under $25,000?

    Washington Insider:

    NDAA moves forward
    The House has approved the $633 billion National Defense Authorization Act compromise bill....

    EAGLE II protests
    More than two dozen companies are protesting the Homeland Security Department’s recent awards of the unrestricted portions of its EAGLE II IT services multiple-award contract....

    Air Force: job cuts
    The Air Force is planning to cut 900 civilian positions in 2014 and leave 7,000 vacant slots unfilled....

    Design/build contracts
    A bill that would overhaul design/build contracting for federal construction projects gained support....

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