Federal officials who oversee millions of active security clearances said they will relax the rules that trigger security reviews for people who face financial hardships. The change announced Monday aims to reduce the hardships resulting from layoffs, furloughs and other economic disruptions caused … [Read more...]
Is the future of telework now as coronavirus spreads?
By Ross Wilkers: Ross is a senior staff writer for Washington Technology Government contractors and professional services firms have trended toward having increasing numbers of staffers work remotely or in shared space well before the coronavirus pandemic began. How those companies manage … [Read more...]
Rule Change for Small Business
Article by Sarah Schauerte: Rule Change Alert for Small Business Contractors On Tuesday, May 31, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule in the Federal Register, amending several of its regulations to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, … [Read more...]
WEBINAR: How to Build a Recurring Revenue Stream
Want to get ahead of the bid or RFP rather waiting for one to be published? If you answered "Yes!" then join Onvia on July 15th for this must see webinar for GovCons who sell products or services to state, local and education governments. How to Build a Recurring Revenue Stream Using Onvia's Term … [Read more...]
Winning Business With City Agencies: Webinar
Onvia is offering a free webinar on April 9th for senior business development, capture, sales, and marketing professionals that want to learn how to best position their value proposition to government decision makers and increase their win rates with city agencies. This event is also ideal for … [Read more...]
The State of Minority Contracting in 2015: Challenges and Opportunities
(Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mdgovpics/13603116235/sizes/l) 2014 was, in some ways, challenging for small business. While there was growth, and the economy continued to rebound, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were continuously faced with the recurring question: how to … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Applicants Opt for an MBA
There are many reasons why people turn to postgraduate business education and the MBA degree, but many individual applicants find that one factor becomes pivotal in their decision-making process. The QS Applicant Survey 2014 collates the opinions of more than 5,000 business school applicants … [Read more...]
Government Lingo Is ‘Insider Jargon,’ Most Say
WASHINGTON, DC—Nearly three fourths of participants in a recent study view government terminology as “insider jargon” at best and “mumbo jumbo” at worst. In what appears to be a first-ever study of public attitudes on and access to government’s extensive vocabulary of acronyms, abbreviations, … [Read more...]
Air Force Restores Eligibility to Controversial Contractor
The Air Force on Friday quietly ended its three-week suspension of the reverse-auction company FedBid, the contractor announced, removing a threat that the Vienna, Va., firm would face suspension and debarment. … [Read more...]
8(a)’s Unapproved Mentor-Protege Arrangement Leads To Affiliation
An 8(a) small business was found to be affiliated with its large subcontractor under the ostensible subcontractor rule based in part on the fact that the large subcontractor was providing mentoring services to the small business–even though the SBA had rejected a proposed mentor-protege agreement … [Read more...]
Onvia State & Local Procurement Snapshot – Q4 2014
Publication Date: February 2015 Onvia’s Q4 2014 State, Local and Education (SLED) Procurement Snapshot reflects on bid, RFP and award trends within the state and local government contracting market for the most recent quarter. For the Q4 2014 edition of the report, Onvia’s market analysis is … [Read more...]
Three Provision Pitfalls in Small Business Corporate Governance Documents
This post was originally published on the Onvia blog and was written by Maria Panichelli, Esq. and Edward T. DeLisle, Esq., Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC. Three Provision Pitfalls in Small Business Corporate Governance Documents The federal government offers a multitude of … [Read more...]