The SBA Inspector General recently determined that over $400 million in small business awards were awarded to firms that were not eligible small businesses at the time of award. These
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Fraud Claim Arises from Intentionally Undervalued Contract Extension that the Government Approved – Incumbent Contractors Beware!
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Veridyne Corp., an 8(a) small business concern, was subject to fraud and false statement claims by the U.S. Department of Transportation (UDOT) for undervaluing an estimate to perform a task…
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President Obama Proposes Raising Minimum Wage on Federal Service / Construction Contracts to $10.10 Per Hour
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During the State of the Union address on January 28, 2014, President Obama indicated that he will move to unilaterally increase the minimum wage for workers under new federal services …
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GAO Developing Electronic Filing System and Possible Filing Fee for Bid Protests
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The recent federal appropriations bill requires GAO to “establish and operate an electronic filing and document dissemination system” for all bid protests. In addition, GAO has been provided the option…
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