women-owned small businesses

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Women-owned small businesses win record $25.5B in federal contracts

That’s still below the governmentwide goal of 5% of all contracting dollars going to women-owned small businesses.

Federal Newscast

AI talent, hiring, artificial intelligence

How federal contracting looks to women-owned businesses

Contracting

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)

First Look

Sen. Ernst leads bills seeking higher standard for federal small business contracting goals

Contracting

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate pulls SBIR back from brink of sunsetting

Acquisition Policy

This team of business coaches aims to enlarge the field of minority federal contractors

Workforce

SBA working to reform category management, reverse decline in small business contractors

Contracting

VA helps women-owned small businesses get a slice of the federal contracting pie

Veterans Affairs

3 upcoming contracts women-owned small businesses should know about

Contracting

Credit where credit is due

Commentary

How the boost in federal contracting with small and disadvantaged businesses will actually happen

Acquisition

Helping connect NASA with small businesses

The Space Hour

Cybersecurity and secure nerwork concept. Data protection, gdrp. Glowing futuristic backround with lock on digital integrated circuit.

A new law will help schools battle cybersecurity risks

In today’s Federal Newscast: A new law aims to shed light on the cybersecurity risks faced by American schools. Fewer postal workers recommend taking a…

Federal Newscast

GSA hits 11 years of top marks on small business procurement scorecard

The General Services Administration stands out as one of only eight agencies that received an A+, meeting all of its prime and subcontracting goals last…

Contracting

What another continuing resolution could mean for contractors in 2022

Contracting

Congress is focused this week on long-term infrastructure spending. But the clock is quickly winding down on the end of the fiscal year deadline to keep the basic functions of government working.