The White House and Congress are close to reaching an agreement on a potential $450 billion economic relief package that would provide additional funds for small businesses and expand COVID-19 testing efforts,
MoreThe General Services Administration has cleared a class deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to allow accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontractors and comply with a provision of the fiscal 2020
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have proposed a potential $500 billion interim emergency bill to offer additional relief for small businesses and working families during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, said DoD has started implementing the increased progress payment rates for contractors and that the Defense Contract Management Agency has modified about
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he will ask Congress for additional funding for small business loans if a $350 billion loan pool dries up, CNBC reported Wednesday.
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Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said foreign adversaries may take advantage of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic to acquire U.S.-developed technologies, Defense
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Hughes Network Systems has announced a new suite of innovations that will advance connectivity beyond single-transport services, yielding smart solutions for small business, enterprise, aeronautical and military applications, the company announced on
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Dana Deasy, chief information officer of the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Thursday about DoD’s progress with the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud
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The Small Business Administration has extended the deadline for public input on a proposed rule to merge its mentor-protege program and update regulations for the 8(a) business development program.
MoreHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told Defense News in an interview published Friday that he will prioritize acquisition reform. “I’m a big believer in competition and commercial off-the-shelf technology. We
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