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| May 3, 2022 | House Republicans Introduce Bill to Reform SBA | Led by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, all Republicans on the House Committee on Small Business introduced the IMPROVE the SBA Act. While focusing on accountability in regards to coronavirus relief ...Read more |
| April 28, 2022 | General Services Administration to Allow Joint Ventures to Secure Long-Term Gov't Contracts | Changes are coming for those seeking to obtain long-term U.S. government contracts. Under the Multiple Award Schedule (MA ...Read more |
| April 25, 2022 | Contractor Group Blasts Biden’s ‘Buy America’ Construction Mandate | In April, the Biden Administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which reports to the White House, released a memo offering guidance to federal agencies on procuring materials ...Read more |
| April 14, 2022 | USDOT Loans $1.76b for Maryland Purple Line | The loan will finance as much as 33 percent of the $5.9 billion eligible costs of the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. Now under construction, the Purple Line is a 16.2-mile, 21- ...Read more |
| April 12, 2022 | House Bill Would Ban Federal Contractors From Working in Russia | The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed a bill on April 6 that would ban federal contractors from doing business in Russia and rip up any contracts if they are caught flouting the rule. ...Read more |
| April 7, 2022 | SBA Ramps Up Women-Centered Services | The SBA has announced that they now have Women’s Business Centers in all 50 states in addition to Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. The announcement comes following the opening of the admini ...Read more |
| March 28, 2022 | USDOT Announces FY23 Budget of $142b, New Strategic Plan | The total figure of $142 billion includes an additional $37 billion in advanced appropriations from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “The investments in the President’s Budget make trav ...Read more |
| March 25, 2022 | GSA Announces Four-Fold Increase to SDB Goals for Federal Contracts | On Thursday, the General Services Administration, or GSA, announced they would increase procurement goals for Small Disadvantaged Businesses from 5 percent to 21 percent. “This is an ambiti ...Read more |
| March 15, 2022 | Non-Residential Construction Material Prices Skyrocketed in 2021 | Non-residential construction material prices rose 20 percent in one year according to data collected even before the war in Ukraine heated up. Some commodity price figures from February show ...Read more |
| March 9, 2022 | Fed Grants Milwaukee-Chicago Rail $31.8m to Double Passenger Transport | The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced on Wednesday a federal grant worth $31.8 million for “station and rail segment ...Read more |