Acquisition Business News

Small business news articles are highlighted here. A select number of trade publications contain procurement related sections within their electronic newsletters and magazines. These are highly recommended for review by the business community.

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Current News | Past News Articles

Date News Source
April 19, 2012 Sole-source Justifications for Small-business Contracts made Permanent Federal Computer Week
April 19, 2012 Agencies Seek to Shed Antiquated Acquisition Model Federal Computer Week
April 11, 2012 DISA Honors Excellence in Acquisition Federal Computer Week
April 4, 2012 NIE Still Leads Way for U.S. Army Technology Acquisition Process Defense News
March 30, 2012 C4ISR Strategic Report Federal Computer Week
March 16, 2012 GSA set to review struggling acquisition systems project Federal Computer Week
March 15, 2012 IRMCO's 50-year run is at an end Federal Computer Week
March 2, 2012 Pentagon seeks to strengthen acquisition workforce Government Executive
February 28, 2012 How to nip those protests in the bud Federal Computer Week
February 24, 2012 Federal contract spending remained flat in 2011 Federal Computer Week
February 17, 2012 Acquisition workforce grew in 2010, new report says Federal Times
February 15, 2012 DOD wants boost to acquisition workforce fund Federal Computer Week
February 8, 2012 Contractors respond warily to Pentagon vow to preserve industrial base Government Executive
January 25, 2012 Obama taps new Defense acquisition chief Government Executive
January 25, 2012 Agencies that miss small-biz goals could face penalties Federal Computer Week
January 25, 2012 Technology on the outs in 2012 Federal Computer Week
January 23, 2012 Interagency tourism council takes its maiden voyage Government Executive
January 20, 2012 IT acquisition: Pay less now, more later Federal Computer Week
November 16, 2011 Acquisition Rules Slowing Down Cloud Procurements, Federal IT Execs Say Federal Computer Week
November 8, 2011 Small Business Optimism Index Remains Extremely Low House Small Business Committee
November 2, 2011 OMB Procurement Chief Leaving Administration Government Executive
October 27, 2011 A new push to rethink the small-biz contracting payoff Federal Computer Week
October 26, 2011 5 Ways to Get that Federal Contract Washington Post
October 19, 2011 Senators, experts to watch for DoD contract reforms Federal Computer Week
October 18, 2011 GSA wins race to the e-mail cloud Government Computer News
October 17, 2011 Senators seek data on DoD contracting with Alaska Native corporations Federal Times
October 6, 2011 Get serious about contractor fraud, GAO tells agencies Washington Technology
September 28, 2011 Money-saving procurement reform in the Big Apple GovPro
September 28, 2011 Procurement shops to become more automated Federal Computer Week
September 23, 2011 Agencies to answer for noncompliance in small biz leadership Federal Times
September 23, 2011 Lawmaker wants to scrap small-business classification system Federal Computer Week
September 22, 2011 Agencies stiffing small-businesses Politico
September 22, 2011 Programmer, procurement staff failings contribute to software attacks Nextgov
September 22, 2011 Senators Hope to Help Small Companies Federal Computer Week
September 13, 2011 Sen. Inhofe says officials too busy to simplify acquisition process Washington Technology
August 30, 2011 House Republicans prepare to unveil new 3 percent solution Washington Technology
August 29, 2011 Pentagon contracting policy faulted in two reports Government Executive
August 26, 2011 Let's argue procurement. It's healthy. Washington Technology
August 11, 2011 Specialists are hidden treasures of expertise, GAO says Federal Computer Week
August 9, 2011 White House still reviewing plan for disclosing contractor campaign gifts Government Executive
July 22, 2011 NASA SEWP IV Contract Guide Federal Computer Week
July 21, 2011 Homeland Security relying more on fixed-price contracts, report says Government Executive
July 13, 2011 Senate committee seeks cuts to service contracts Federal Computer Week
July 8, 2011 GSA ponders next generation of services contracts Federal Computer Week
July 1, 2011 VA awards $12 billion in IT contracts Federal Times
May 18, 2011 Want better contracts? Get creative Federal Computer Week
April 19, 2011 DOD's Assad Oversees World of Defense Acquisition Defense Systems
April 18, 2011 DoD to Establish Three Tier Process for Acquisition Defense Systems
March 21, 2011 Bill Would Toughen Oversight of SBA Contracting Programs Government Executive
March 16, 2011 Lucrative Sole-source Contracts to 8(a) Firms Now Require Justification Government Executive
March 16, 2011 GSA Building Its Brand as Government Consulting Agency Government Executive
February 28, 2011 Agencies Must Report Plans for Reducing Paperwork Burden on Small Businesses Nextgov
February 11, 2011 SBA Makes First Major Revision to 8(a) Program in a Decade Government Executive
February 8, 2011 Pentagon Issued Millions In Contracts to Suspended and Debarred Vendors Government Executive
February 8, 2011 Program Allows Contracting Officers to Set Aside Awards to Women-Owned Companies in 83 Categories Government Executive
January 24, 2011 Contractor Performance Database goes Public in April Government Executive
January 12, 2011 Pilot Program will help Small Businesses Compete for Large Contracts Government Executive
January 10, 2011 To Cure the Economy, Fix the Business Environment Washington Post