Small Business Administration

First Look

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

Republicans on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee are calling for a watchdog review of SBA’s office space use.

Workforce

Small Business Administration (SBA) building

GOP lawmakers pan SBA return-to-office plans as ‘extremely minimal’

Federal Report

Leveraging small businesses in the age of replicator

Commentary

Ability One, government shutdown,Disabled Workers Wages

Employers of the disabled worry about the uncertain federal budget

Contracting

Exclusive

Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting

Congress

NASA names new small business programs director

Federal Newscast

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OFPP expands small business ‘rule of two’ to multiple award contracts

Acquisition Policy

How many federal manufacturing contracts actually go to small business anyhow?

Contracting

What is fair and reasonable: How many clauses are enough for a commercial item contract?

Commentary

Veterans get lip service when it comes to small business loans

Veterans Affairs

Better data, analysis gives SBA new optimism to recoup smaller COVID loans

Big Data

New year, new rules for GSA contracting officers

In today’s Federal Newscast: Congress wants to know how many people have access to secret information. The Department of Transportation sees some big cybersecurity…

Federal Newscast

How DoD and SBA encourage investment in critical technologies

The Small Business Administration and the Defense Department recently launched an effort to boost private capital investment in critical technologies….

Technology

The misguided attacks on the 8(a) program must end

Commentary

For half a century, the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program has stepped in. It has provided tools for small firms entering the federal marketplace and the resources necessary to assist small business owners in building and scaling their companies to compete in both the public and private sectors. 