Category: Business Monthly

Stay updated with our Business Monthly Articles!  Learn about the rise of ‘whaling’ attacks impacting federal agencies and contractors, the revival of earmarks, NAICS updates for WOSB, prison camera law, and the eligibility of ESOPs for a DOD pilot program.

Steps Undertaken to Narrow Racial Contracting Gap

Steps Undertaken to Narrow Racial Contracting Gap By Gloria Larkin   The Biden-Harris Administration is taking new steps toward narrowing the racial wealth gap and reinvesting in struggling communities by expanding access to a key wealth-creator ― small business ownership that may be also located in disadvantaged communities.   The administration will address racial discrimination... Read More

The New Mandate for Contractors

The New Mandate for Contractors   So, here we are. It’s another month, so that means there will be more high-profile cyberattacks to within our nation’s infrastructure. One day, it’s a petroleum refinery, the next it’s a meat processing plant, a bank or or even a regional water supply; tomorrow, it’ll be something else.  ... Read More

Fed Agencies Reining In the LPTA

Fed Agencies Reining In the LPTA By Gloria Larkin The Department of Defense (DOD) recently joined the General Services Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration in amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The change will implement Section 880 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019.   The... Read More

Federal Updates for Small Business

Federal Updates for Small Businesses By: Gloria Larkin Owners and employees of government contractors and small businesses that have been ― and presume that that they still are ― certified for a procurement set aside under the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and/or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Program, read on.... Read More