Small Business News
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 29-May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024Happy Friday! And just like that, it’s May! Hope you had a wonderful week and have some fun plans this weekend. This week in federal government contracting news included updates about small business federal contracting dollars (see our blog here) as well as new contracting bills coming out of Congress. The post SmallGovCon Week in […]Shane McCall
- SBA Scorecard: Largest Small Business Federal Contracting Year, Some Goals Missed May 2, 2024It’s that time of year again! The time of year that all federal government contractors wait for with bated breath to see how well agencies performed in relation to their small business subcontracting goals (or at least how well the metrics show them to be doing). Time for the SBA’s Annual Scorecard. Ok, so maybe it’s […]Stephanie Ellis
- Clearing Things Up? A Quick Look at the Proposed Plain Language in Contracting Act April 30, 2024In 2010, Congress passed the “Plain Writing Act,” which essentially requires that federal agency communications to the public must be in language that “the public can understand and use” and is “clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience.” In other words, the idea was that […]John Holtz
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 22-26, 2024 April 26, 2024Good day and happy Friday! We hope you had a very productive week and are looking forward to the weekend. We have been, and will be, receiving some much-needed rain, so outdoor weekend activities might be a bit hit or miss here. It’s wonderful weather for all those recently planted gardens, however, as long as […]Shane McCall
Government Education
- 17 Suggestions to “Wow” Government Employees April 19, 2024Making a great impression on a government employee involves demonstrating professionalism, respect, and a commitment to meeting their needs and expectations. Government employees typically look…Carroll Bernard
- Understanding FOCI: Compliance Tips for Government Contractors December 14, 2023“Foreign investment can play an important role in maintaining the vitality of the U.S. industrial base. Therefore, it’s the policy of the U.S. Government to…Darren Osborne
- Understanding the Classification of Export-Controlled Items: ITAR’s U.S. Munitions List and EAR’s Commerce Control List December 4, 2023In the realm of international trade, there exists a classification system for export-controlled items known as ITAR’s U.S. Munitions List (USML) and EAR’s Commerce Control…Darren Osborne
- Unveiling the Power of SBIR and STTR Programs: A Boon for Small Innovative Businesses December 4, 2023Small innovative businesses often face barriers when it comes to funding their research and development (R&D) efforts. Luckily, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and…Darren Osborne
Government Acquisition News
- Making the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 work for you May 3, 2024The NIST Cybersecurity Framework represents an excellent starting point to taking a proactive cybersecurity approach.Shunta Sharod Sanders
- Impact of massive health care cyberattack on vets remains unclear May 3, 2024A massive cyberattack against a private health care firm in February may have exposed millions of veterans' personal medical records.Leo Shane III
- Danti search engine answers Space Force location questions with images May 3, 2024The tool draws from public government databases and is versed in geospatial, signals and open-source intelligence, and is already in operation.Molly Weisner
- Former election official fined for obtaining fake military ballots May 3, 2024A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots was sentenced this week.The Associated Press