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Emily Murphy Tapped to Head GSA Acquisition Office U.S. General Services Administration >>More

Access to Federal Procurement Markets: Getting Serious About Access to Opportunities National Women's Lobby July 2004 Bulletin Even though women-owned businesses represent 30% of the businesses in the U.S., they are still only receiving 2.98% of federal contracts. This bulletin addresses the issue and makes strong recommendations for improvement. >>More

National Procurement Council Opposes Proposed SBA Size Standards Restructuring National poll shows small business owners strongly oppose proposal for several important reasons. NPC urges small business owners to take action now! >>More

GSA Moves to Strengthen Acquisition Activities U.S. General Services Administration Chief Acquisition Officer Established >>More

GSA Proposes Rule to Notify Companies Facing Debarment General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add an additional procedure to the decision-making process for the debarment and suspension of parties. >>More

Senate Approves Snowe’s Amendments to Defense Bill, S. 2400, Expanding Opportunities for Small Business U.S. Senate - Committee on Small Business & Enterprise U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship announced that three critical small- business-related amendments she sponsored to S.2400, the "National Defense Authorization Act" for Fiscal Year 2005 were approved by the Senate late Thursday. >>More