A look at several of Washington Technology's Top 25 8(a) small businesses reveals the broad spectrum of services such companies provide the federal government.
The Food and Drug Administration might have bypassed federal acquisition regulations by awarding a sole-source contract to an Alaskan native firm that passed along the work to Qorvis Communications.
The Small Business Administration has drafted a new plan that would grant set-aside and sole-source contracts to women-owned small businesses in 31 industry sectors.
A bailout plan for the nation's financial institutions is likely to include a provision giving the Treasury secretary the power to waive acquisition regulations.
As the feds edge closer a $700 billion bailout of financial services companies suffering from bad mortgage loans, agency heads are likely to feel pressure to cut contractor spending.
GAO auditors found that 44 of the 53 agreements that involved the special authority used nontraditional contractors, and about half were small businesses.
Technology is being poorly managed, schedules have slipped and capabilities are not clear in DHS' SBInet border surveillance system, according to a GAO report.
The Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel approved a recommendation to have GSA eliminate the Price Reduction Clause for Multiple Award Schedules contracts for services.
The slowing of federal budget growth increases the competitive challenge for government contractors, especially for the companies that no longer qualify as small businesses. In this tough environment, a company's distinguishing characteristics become even more important.
