Here are the honorees for the Washington Business Journal 2017 Minority Business Leader Awards – Washington Business Journal
The group of local leaders will be honored March 23 at MGM National Harbor.
The group of local leaders will be honored March 23 at MGM National Harbor.
Procurement experts from the Army and the Defense Department are joining our lineup of government officials discussing how category management is changing today’s market.
Source: Army, DOD speakers set for WT Category Managment Industry Day — Washington Technology
Companion bills were introduced in the House and Senate to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. In the House, H.R. 743 – Davis-Bacon Repeal Act was introduced by Rep Steve King (R-IA) and in the Senate, S. 244 – Davis Bacon Repeal Act was introduced by Sen Mike Lee (R-UT). Both bills, introduced on January 30, 2017 read the same.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Bills Introduced to Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act
Harold Thomas Martin III, a former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor, has been indicted on 20 counts of stealing classified documents from a range of U.S. intelligence
Source: Former US Contractor Indicted in Theft of Classified Material
On January 30th, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) that requires Agencies to cut two existing regulations for every new rule introduced. Yesterday, three public advocacy groups – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Communications Workers of America, and Public Citizen – joined together to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that Executive agencies cannot lawfully comply with the President’s two for one order because doing so would violate the statutes under which agencies operate. The suit asks the court to issue a declaration that the order cannot be lawfully implemented and to bar Agencies from implementing the order.
SBA OHA found an American affiliate of a foreign company to be an eligible small business because it had a U.S. location and contributed to the U.S. economy.
Source: SBA OHA: Foreign Subsidiary Was “Small Business” – SmallGovCon
The SBA is processing “All Small” Mentor-Protege Applications in about eight days, according to the SBA’s John Klein.
Source: SBA Processing “All Small” Mentor-Proteges In Eight Days – SmallGovCon