Federal Contracting

Women and Minorities Bit Players, But Gaining in Selling to America's Biggest Customer -- the Federal Government

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

When it comes to stimulus-related government contracts for small business, women's business, and minority-owned businesses, there are but few happy campers.

Stimulus Transparency Watchdog Won't Release Federal Contract Details

ProPublica | Christopher Flavelle | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Back in July, a software company named Smartronix landed an $18 million contract to build a Web site where taxpayers could easily track billions in fe...

Obama: Federal Contracts Need Overhaul After No-Bid Bush Era

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Blasting Bush-era government contracting, President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered an overhaul designed to halt the delays, wast...

Big Business Dominates Small Business Contracting Programs

Chris Gunn | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business


Chris Gunn

This is a great story, which ran across Associated Press media outlets today regarding the unequal distribution of small business contracts in the Washington D.C. area.