Contracting spending dips for the first time in 13 years
For the first time in 13 years, the government has cut its annual spending on federal contracting, Obama administration officials announced on Thursday. Federal agencies spent $535 billion to purchase...
View ArticleSBA, to be elevated to Cabinet level, is among agencies Obama wants consolidated
On Friday, Jan 13, 2012, President Obama announced he will ask Congress for the power to merge six federal trade and commerce agencies, the Wall Street Journal reported. The WSJ report said Obama will...
View ArticleSBA’s elevation to Cabinet-level is a symbolic move, experts say
President Obama’s announcement Friday that he was “elevating the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet-level agency” was a largely symbolic gesture, government scholars say. “The president has...
View ArticleSBA’s loan system troubles could complicate reorganization
The Small Business Administration is behind schedule on five of six planned improvements to its Loan Management and Accounting Systems and costs for the overall project have risen about 20 percent...
View ArticleHow contractors view Trump’s budget and government reform agenda
The Trump administration’s “skinny budget” released last week after an executive order on reorganizing the government drew cheers as well as brickbats from the contracting community. The Professional...
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