DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A sentencing hearing for a Nebraska businessman accused of fraudulently landing $23.4 million in federal contracts intended for disabled veterans will continue. Several witnesses were called Tuesday to discuss how Omaha businessman Ram Hingorani set up a company to qualify for federal contracts by certifying a service-disabled veteran ran the... Read More

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will launch an 18 state road tour, joined by 11 fellow federal agencies in the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The SBIR Road Tour “Seeding America’s Future Innovations,” is a nationally focused outreach initiative targeting advanced technology communities, including... Read More

The SBA is on a roll! It seems that ringing in the new year has invigorated the agency, prompting it to finally act in response to various outstanding directives set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (“NDAA”). Read More

By Alice Lipowicz, Editor, Set-Aside Alert The General Services Administration’s Multiple-Award Schedules program is quietly shrinking. Total awards made through GSA schedules have dropped by 15% in value in five years, from $39 billion in fiscal 2010 to $33 billion in fiscal 2014, according to the latest data from the GSA’s Schedule Sales Query website.... Read More