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QUICK HITS SBs are getting a portal that hooks them up with potential clients: DOD Small Business is launching an updated web portal that would directly link small businesses to potential buyers. Fed procurement reform is coming — here’s what you should know: Collaboration between private, …

QUICK HITS 8(a), WOSB, others eye $1.5+ Billion DHS PACTS IDIQ expansion: DHS’ SSV for Professional Services will include “separate and distinct tracks” for some set-aside programs, sparking renewed interest. Why CPARs matter for proposal development: You remember report cards, right? That’s basically what Contractor …

QUICK HITS Two new tools aim to reverse decade-long drop in small biz industrial base: Supplier base dashboard and procurement equity tool. OPM’s special federal IT salary rate narrows gap with private sector pay: Timing of final release and the scope of agencies …

QUICK HITS States are battling bogus requests for refunds this tax season: This tax season, states are using new strategies to combat online tax fraud. This isn’t the Jacobs you think you know: As recompetes for Jacobs’ recent wins approach, let’s explore how they’ve changed …

QUICK HITS States are battling bogus requests for refunds this tax season: This tax season, states are using new strategies to combat online tax fraud. This isn’t the Jacobs you think you know: As recompetes for Jacobs’ recent wins approach, let’s explore how they’ve changed …

QUICK HITS State Department considers open source effort to track global conflicts: Up to and including war crimes in Ukraine. Take that, Putin! New round of $50B CIO-SP4 protests underway: Failed bidders claim scoring threshold to advance to next round of procurement was …

QUICK HITS IBM, Booz Allen get second shot at $2.6B IRS contract: after protests, discussions reopened with rejected bidders on modernization contract. One more step away from the acquisition regulation that most vendors hate: GSA wants more use of Transactional Data Reporting. How …

QUICK HITS Industry urges POTUS to pounce on CHIPS Act impact: The semiconductor industry is urging POTUS to maximize the Act post-annual address. A quick-and-dirty guide to HUBZone sole source contracts: All the info you could ever ask for when it comes to HUBZone set-asides. Lawmakers …

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