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Swift Action Could Stop “Pervasive” Pandemic-Related Fraud

Swift management action could help prevent further loss of coronavirus/COVID-19 relief funds to fraudsters, according to a recent alert from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG). SBA OIG identified “serious concerns” with the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grant program: It found that SBA …… » Read more

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Legislation Targeting VOSB Pass-Throughs Moves in Senate

On Wednesday, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) oversight of set-aside contracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled VOSBs (SDVOSBs) through better detection of improper pass-throughs. Read …… » Read more

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1,500 FBI Employees Will Move Out of the Beltway

While plans for a new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters (HQ) in downtown Washington, DC remain uncertain and unfunded, a second HQ project is moving forward and sending staff out of the area, The Washington Post reports. FBI will relocate 1,500 of its HQ staff next year to the $1.1 billion Redstone Arsenal complex in …… » Read more

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Commentary: 3 Reasons E-Marketplaces Work

E-marketplaces are proving their worth during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, according to a former deputy administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in a commentary for Nextgov. Robert Burton — currently a partner at law firm Crowell & Moring LLP — highlighted several benefits of e-marketplace …… » Read more

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