A key official in the government’s efforts to increase small business contracting is headed to the White House. As typical as such a move may sound, it may also foreshadow the news
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The New York Times’ “You’re the Boss” blog recently reported on reaction regarding the Obama administration‘s “QuickPay” program for small businesses. The program reduces payment time for small-business invoices from 30 to
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Dan Gordon, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has a little more than one month left on the job before he takes up the position of associate dean for government contracts
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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Small Business Administration will team up on small business contract data, the White House announced in a memo. Both agencies will begin integrating two
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The much-maligned contractor withholding tax that never was, thanks to multiple delays, is set to be no more. The House voted 422-0 Wednesday to repeal a requirement that the federal government, plus
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Congress got one step closer Thursday toward repealing a 3 percent withholding tax on all government contracts as the Senate voted 95-0 to approve the measure. However, businesses will have to wait
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Congress may be closer to a rare moment of accord, as the Senate voted Monday evening to take up a bill that would repeal a requirement that governments withhold 3 percent of
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One million U.S. jobs could be lost if the congressional supercommittee fails to agree on a deficit reduction proposal and automatic defense budget cuts are imposed, according to the Aerospace Industries Association,
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There seemed to be wide agreement from both sides of the aisle in Congress, plus the Obama administration, on repealing a law requiring the government withhold 3 percent of all contracts. However,
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House Republicans may take up bipartisan legislation next week to repeal a law requiring the government to withhold 3 percent of contracts, according to a report from The Hill. The House Ways
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