Letter to the editor | Small-business programs deserve protection

As a long time advocate for legitimate small businesses across the country, I have to disagree with Jerry Grossman's comments on federal small business contracting policy.

Letter to the editor | Yes to the 30 percent small biz goal

Readers Rafael Collado and Sascha Mornell comment on Jerry Grossman's recent Market Watch Column on small business.

New firm targets federal information assurance opportunities

Industry veterans Jim Gerretson and Tom Loveland have partnered to establish Gerretson LLC, which will provide information assurance services to the federal government.

Know your customer and your technology

The key to persuading customers to adopt a new technology is to provide features they will find irresistible.

Look inside for the best new hires

Small and midsize government services companies need to grow, be acquired or be gone. Building a business development organization is a significant challenge but a crucial component of success.

Deltek acquires EVM product from Planview

Deltek gave its earned value management credentials a boost today when it acquired the MPM solutions from Planview Inc.

Labor seeks management support for data centers

The Labor Department wants information from small businesses interested in providing data-center management services.

Women's contracting rule dogs acting SBA chief

Santanu Baruah faces opposition as Small Business Administration administrator.

Entrepreneur boot camp gains ground

Growing program helps disabled veterans transition into small business owners, according to a New York Times report.

VA wants to boost veterans' share of contract dollars

The agency has proposed revising its acquisition regulations to increase federal dollars going to businesses owned by military veterans.

Disabled-veterans to benefit from agreement

GSA and an organization that promotes veteran-owned businesses signed an agreement to increase the amount of money sent to service-disabled veterans.

DB Consulting to boost NASA research center

DB Consulting Group will provide IT and engineering services under an $88 million contract.

Accenture gets U.S. Visit extension

Accenture's run as the prime contractor and systems integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program will continue beyond May 2009.

Senate may block proposal to limit set-asides

S. 3260 would block a controversial proposal from SBA that would limit the type of set-aside contracts given to women-owned small businesses.

Two ANCs violate set-aside requirements

AMP and Goldbelt Raven also entered unapproved agreements that would send large portions of their contract proceeds to managers who are not native Alaskans, according to a SBA audit.

Guident to upgrade Export-Import Bank info systems

Guident will replace the bank's current integrated information and reporting system with a business intelligence repository and data warehouse.

D.C. area dominates small biz contracts

Small businesses in the Washington area win a third of all small business contracts.

Lockheed, GD mull pursuit of $6B intell contract

DIA officials plan to release the final RFP in September and award four large-business contracts and four more contracts to small businesses by March 2009.

SBA takes HUBZone firms on faith

GAO finds that agency does little to verify contractor claims in applications.

GAO cons SBA with HUBZone applications

GAO investigators fooled the Small Business Administration by applying for certification for four fake companies under SBA's Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. SBA approved the applications in short order.