The Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed that the 8(a) Business (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Programs be combined. The SBA hopes that by merging the two programs they can cut down on confusion and remove the duplication of functions for the SBA. Both programs work with small businesses to mentor them […]
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As the House focuses on impeachment hearings, Congress is working to pass a spending bill that will keep the government from shutting down between now and December 20th. One of the main roadblocks in creating the new budget has been President Trump’s wishes for $8 billion in funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall and the […]
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The PCSF was recently announced by the Justice Department. Its main goals are to deter, detect, investigate, and prosecute antitrust crimes. The PCSF will be run as an interagency partnership between the FBI, prosecutors from the Antitrust Division, prosecutors from 13 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Postal […]
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President Trump and his administration announced Thursday that an Obama era policy would be coming to an end. The executive order titled; “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts” required service contractors taking over government work from a previous company to offer nonmanagerial employees the option to continue working their jobs before hiring new employees. […]
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Last month, the Senate saw its first success in voting on the budget when it passed bipartisan bills for the funding of the Agriculture, Transportation, and Interior Agencies. However, this success was short-lived when it came to the next vote involving President Trump’s border wall. This vote involved budgets for the border wall, health care, […]
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