SmallGovCon Week In Review: May 18-22, 2015

As we wind down from our big Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony last night and get ready to swing into the long weekend, here are some of this week’s top stories in government contracting.

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SmallGovCon Week In Review: May 11-15, 2015

I am excited to announce the re-launch of the popular SmallGovCon Week In Review series!  Each Friday, SmallGovCon will provide a snapshot of some of the week’s top news and commentary from the government contracting community.

In this week’s SmallGovCon Week In Review, a False Claims Act settlement, a proposal to ban so-called “inverted” firms from receiving government contracts, Guy Timberlake weighs in on the proposed increase to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and much more.

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SmallGovCon Week In Review: Feb. 3-7, 2014

We are digging out after a snowstorm here in the Midwest, and I plan to stay warm tomorrow by cheering on the Jayhawks in their game against West Virginia.  But before I turn my attention to Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid and company, there are plenty of government contracts headlines worth sharing.

In this week’s SmallGovCon Week In Review, some 8(a) companies question whether they program had brought them any advantages, a commentator discusses the “blessing and curse” of mentor-protege agreements, the government may meet its 23% small business goal for FY 2013, and much more.

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