Sam Graves

GSA accelerates plans to offload federal buildings it no longer needs

“GSA and our agency partners will continue to assess space needs and accelerate the disposition of federal buildings that are underperforming, underused,…

Facilities/Construction

State Dept. workforce is now more diverse, but its leadership is not

Federal Newscast

In this Jan. 19, 2017, photo, police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. While President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington did serve as a hub of inaugural activities it also stands as ground zero for what top Democrats and some ethics advisers see as his unique web of conflicts of interest. Trump’s lease with the federal government to develop and operate a hotel inside the historic Old Post Office building expressly prohibits any elected official from benefiting from the property, yet Trump has not divested from his company or this particular project. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

GSA struggles to explain lease decision about Trump hotel to House lawmakers

Leasing/Property Management

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House lawmakers call for OFPP to issue reverse auction guidance

Congress

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SBA proposed size standard change riles small IT resellers

Congress

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Anne Rung confirmed as OFPP administrator

Congress

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Agencies end 9-year small business contracting drought

Budget

Congress joins the fray as protests mount over strategic sourcing

Congress

Rep. Graves says Interior’s OSDBU job announcement breaks the law

Congress

SBA finds fault with GSA’s strategic sourcing analysis for office supplies

Congress

Rep. Graves tries again to increase small business contracting goals

Congress

Bill to give SBA complete oversight of veteran small business program

House Small Business and Veterans Affairs committee members plan to introduce a bill Thursday to make the service-disabled veteran-owned small business…

Congress

Bills aim to fix construction contracting potholes for small businesses

House Small Business Committee members introduce two bills to ban reverse auctions in many cases and mandate a two-step process to evaluate design and…

Congress

Agencies fall short of small business contracting goals for 7th straight year

Management

While agencies missed their overall small business goal in 2012, they did meet the governmentwide goals for small disadvantaged businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said the results are “unacceptable.”