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Vote GSA Deputy Associated Administrator Martha Dorris - Future Trends www.youtube.com — Martha Dorris talks about how to work with the GSA Tags: Government contracting GSA 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Regulators nudge up simplified acquisition dollar thresholds -- Washington Technology washingtontechnology.com — Making it easier to secure small ($150,000) contracts with government agencies. Tags: acqusition limits Government contracts simplified acquisition 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Small Businesses Scored Record High in Fed Contracts in Fiscal ‘09 | Executive Gov www.executivegov.com — The goal of 23% of Federal contracts going to Small Business came closer to reality in Fiscal '09. Tags: Government contracting Small Business Quota 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Marin County dumps SAP washingtontechnology.com — It's not always a bed of roses when installing a major computer system but whose fault is it? The courts may decide. Tags: Accounting systems 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Despite more competition, single-bid contracts stay steady -- Washington Technology washingtontechnology.com — Sole source contracts are allowed under the Small Business 8(a) program. Tags: Government contracts sole source 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Which projects are on OMB's high-risk list? washingtontechnology.com — These 26 projects are considered "high risk" by the White House & may undergo changes/efficiency modifications. Tags: Government contracts High Risk List White House 1 point, submitted 1 week ago by Mike Anderson 0 comments

Vote Retirement is on Defense secretary's radar -- Defense Systems defensesystems.com — So Secretary Gates will retire within a year - who will replace him? Tags: DoD Secretary Gates Retirement 1 point, submitted 3 weeks ago by Mike Anderson 10 comments

Vote White House uses LinkedIn for policy discussion -- Washington Technology washingtontechnology.com Tags: Policy discussions 1 point, submitted 4 weeks ago by Mike Anderson 9 comments

Vote Gates Outlines Major Cuts To Contracting | AVIATION WEEK www.aviationweek.com — The Department of Defense is getting serious about trimming "fat" from the department budget. Tags: DoD Government contracting 1 point, submitted 4 weeks ago by Mike Anderson 6 comments

Vote Senators concerned about counterfeit parts -- Washington Technology washingtontechnology.com — Without a good definition of "counterfeit parts" how is a company to know if it is supplying counterfeit parts or not? Tags: Counterfeit parts Government contracting 1 point, submitted 4 weeks ago by Mike Anderson 8 comments

Vote DCAA working to improve audit quality, management - FederalTimes.com www.federaltimes.com — A view of the "new DCAA" from the top of the organization. Tags: DCAA 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 5 comments

Vote Hewlett-Packard to Settle U.S. Kickback Inquiry - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com — Hewlett Packard wants to settle a kickback suit to put this behind them. They claim they are innocent of any wrongdoing. Tags: Government contracting 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 8 comments

Vote NAS Study on SBIR Adds Hope for the VC Industry - Entrepreneurship.org www.entrepreneurship.org — Some support for the House version of the SBIR re-authorization bill. Tags: SBIR SBIR re-authorization venture capital 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 10 comments

Vote Department of Energy - Department of Energy Announces $188 Million for Small Business Technology Commercialization www.energy.gov — DOE releases $188 Million for SBIR program. Tags: DOE SBIR 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 9 comments

Vote Money pit: $3B in cost overruns for Coast Guard's Deepwater procurement -- Defense Systems defensesystems.com — The Coast Guard's Deepwater asset acquisition program is $3.8B over the 2007 baseline budget. Tags: Coast Guard Cost overrun Deepwater program 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 8 comments

Vote Power IT Down Day blog.executivebiz.com — In an effort to reduce energy consumption, power down all electronic devices on Friday Aug 27th. Tags: Carbon Footprint Green IT 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 7 comments

Vote President Barack Obama Signs $59 Billion Defense Supplemental Bill | Executive Gov www.executivegov.com — The President approved a supplemental $59 Billion to fund build-up of troops in Afghanistan & continue to fund Iraq. Tags: Defense Supplemental Bill DoD Government Contract 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 5 comments

Vote The Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) – Federal Funding Made Easy | The Federal Circle thefederalcircle.com — The SBIR program is an excellent way for small business to fund product & idea development to help fuel company growth. Tags: Govenment Contracting SBIR 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 51 comments

Vote Existing procurements got bulk of Recovery Act contract dollars washingtontechnology.com — Recovery act dollars might not always have been easy to spot. Tags: Government contracting Recovery Act 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 57 comments

Vote Battle of the financial guys - ColoradoBIZ Magazine www.cobizmag.com — Many small companies don't think they can afford a CFO but a part-time or outsourced CFO (like Tech BizSolutions offers) can contribute significantly to the business. Tags: Outsourced CFO small business 1 point, submitted 1 month ago by Mike Anderson 61 comments

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