Federal government continues moves to restrict Native American contracts and...
The Federal Government has a program called “Section 8(a)” that is used to favor small businesses. This rule allows the award of sole source contracts to companies meeting certain requirements. The...
View ArticleA drumbeat of warnings about impropriety regarding Alaska native corporation...
Government officials and the media have produced a drumbeat of reports about possible abuses of the large-scale contracts given to Alaska native corporations without competition. August 2004: A Los...
View ArticleAlaska-connected GTSI cut off from new federal contracts
Federal officials on Friday suspended one of the nation’s largest government contractors from receiving new work, alleging that the Northern Virginia company inappropriately went through other firms to...
View ArticleAlaska Native subsidiary got $250 million Army contract
An Army contract worth as much as $250 million awarded to a subsidiary of Cape Fox Corp., an Alaska Native corporation in Southeast, is drawing attention two years later, according to The Washington...
View ArticleSmall-business contracts under scrutiny from several federal agencies
A half-dozen federal agencies are looking into alleged abuses of small-business contracts, some involving Alaska native corporations that have received hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years...
View ArticleSBA makes first major revision to 8(a) program in a decade
The Small Business Administration has finalized the most comprehensive changes to its 8(a) small and disadvantaged business contacting program in more than a decade, with a sharp focus on reforming and...
View ArticleWho are the top 8(a)s in today’s market?
Each year our Top 25 8(a) rankings reveal some of the hidden and not-so-hidden gems of the government market. This year is no exception, and the gem sitting at the top of the rankings for the third...
View ArticleDo Alaska Native Corporations deserve their special contracting status?
For many people, the government’s set-aside program for Alaska Native Corporations is a blemish on the federal acquisition system. Even people who otherwise support the idea of setting aside contracts...
View ArticleProcurement chief tells agencies to focus on small business set-asides
Agencies must report on their progress in steering federal contracting set-asides to specific types of small businesses, according to new direction from Joe Jordan, the recently installed White House...
View ArticleInterior Dept. issues implementation rules on Buy Indian Act, effective July 8th
The Department of the Interior is finalizing regulations guiding implementation of the Buy Indian Act, which provides the Bureau of Indian Affairs (IA) with authority to set aside procurement contracts...
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The 3 things every small business contractor should know
Often overshadowed by their larger, multibillion dollar prime counterparts, small business contractors are critical to the federal procurement community. With billions awarded in set-asides each year,...
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Diminishing federal contract program has Alaskan Native corporations...
Alaska Native regional corporations are drawing a decreasing amount of their revenue from a controversial government contracting program that gives preferential treatment to minority-owned businesses,...
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