Small Business News
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 3-7, 2025 March 7, 2025Hello, blog readers and happy Friday. Can you believe it’s already March? In just a few short weeks, spring will (finally) be here! Hooray! With all the snow we had, we are definitely looking forward to warmer temperatures and to getting outside more. We hope that you’re gearing up for a nice weekend. But before […]Shane McCall
- GAO: Agency Must Recognize Novation as Part of Pending Offer March 6, 2025A recent bid protest decision examines the effect of a novation on a pending procurement. After a complicated procedural history, GAO said that an agency must take into account a corporate transaction and novation, even if the agency wasn’t aware of the novation at time of proposal submission. In DecisionPoint Corporation- f/k/a Emesec Inc., B-422245.5 […]Shane McCall
- RES 2025: Beyond Boundaries Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 10-13, 2025 March 5, 2025The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is going Beyond Boundaries for the 2025 Reservation Economic Summit. The event features tribal leaders, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, state and local officials, and top CEOs on a national platform. Our very own federal government contracts attorney and SmallGovCon contributor, Nicole Pottroff, is scheduled to […]Shane McCall
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: February 24-28, 2025 February 28, 2025Happy Friday! Tomorrow is the first day of March and you know what that means if you are a college basketball fan. March Madness! Start thinking about your bracket strategy and let the games begin! Have a great weekend. This week in federal government contracting saw GSA deviations to procurement policies, canceled contracts, and a […]Shane McCall
Government Acquisition News
- Hegseth mandates streamlined software acquisition approach in new memo March 7, 2025Hegseth directed DOD components to use the Software Acquisition Pathway in an effort to speed up the process for fielding software-heavy systems.Courtney Albon
- Congress readies troop pay protections as federal shutdown looms again March 7, 2025If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.Leo Shane III
- VA to speed up health records system rollout, with new sites this year March 6, 2025A previous plan to deploy the controversial health records system to more VA hospitals in mid-2026 was short-sighted and slow, the new VA secretary said.Leo Shane III
- VA secretary insists massive staff cuts needed to refocus department March 6, 2025Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.Leo Shane III