Small Business News
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: June 9-13, 2025 June 13, 2025Another work week in the books. Hope you had a great one. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there and hope they have a relaxing weekend! This week in federal government contracting included stories about DoD fraud, DOGE cost-savings, and GSA centralizing additional work. The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: June 9-13, 2025 […]Shane McCall
- Webinar! SBA & DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, June 24, 2025, 10:00-11:30am MDT, hosted by Texas El Paso APEX Accelerators June 13, 2025Touted as a “game-changer” when it was first introduced in 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program isn’t new anymore. Known now as simply the “SBA Mentor-Protégé Program,” it is still extremely useful for large and small contractors alike. Government contracts attorneys John Holtz and Stephanie Ellis of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC […]Shane McCall
- FAR Council Removes Rule on Small Business Orders June 12, 2025A couple FAR notices have removed proposed SBA rules relating to orders on multiple award contracts. This withdrawal seems to have the affect of decreasing the overall application of the small business Rule of Two, as discussed here. However, it only impacts the application of the rule of two to orders under multiple award contracts […]Shane McCall
- Back to Basics: Interested Parties June 12, 2025Imagine you’ve submitted a bid for a procurement that you believe your company is a shoo-in for. Nobody comes close to the experience and skills your company brings to the table. A while later, you learn that the new company down the street was awarded the contract. There clearly must be a mistake. The awardee doesn’t […]Annie Birney
Government Acquisition News
- House panel pushes ahead $453 billion funding plan for VA next year June 11, 2025The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.Leo Shane III
- Trump’s pick for VA watchdog role promises independence, impartiality June 4, 2025Former Board of Veterans Appeals Chair Cheryl Mason said her work with the Trump administration should not disqualify her from a federal watchdog role.Leo Shane III
- GOP plan provides $453 billion for VA programs, benefits next year June 4, 2025The spending plan for Veterans Affairs next year is up significantly from current levels but is about $1 billion less than what the White House wanted.Leo Shane III
- Federal budget plans still in limbo as Memorial Day approaches May 19, 2025Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 19, 2025.Leo Shane III