Procurement

Federal Contracting: End SBA's Procurement Role

Jerry Chautin | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business


Jerry Chautin

Should the U.S. Small Business Administration be in the business of helping small-business owners procure federal contracts?

Cannibal Conservatism: Author Makes Up Charges Against Secretary Gates

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Richard Allen Smith

In a time of crisis, Republicans begin to eat their own. The infighting has been going on for months and has occasionally touched the national security establishment.

Obama Administration Rhetoric Inconsistent with Small Business Policies

Chris Gunn | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business


Chris Gunn

Thus far, the Obama administration has failed to follow-though on a majority of its promises to the small business community.

SBA Goes to Federal Court of Appeals to Withhold Phone Records

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Anytime you want to look at what the Small Business Administration is doing, you have to go to federal court to get it. Clearly they have something to hide.

Obama Administration Stalls the Release of Small Business Contracting Data, According to the American Small Business League

Chris Gunn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business


Chris Gunn

Since 2003, over a dozen federal investigations found billions of dollars in federal small business contracts have wound-up in the hands of corporate giants.

Federal Stimulus: Are Construction Projects Stimulating You?

Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business


Jerry Chautin

There can be a symbiotic relationship between small-business construction contractors, SBA and federal procurement officers.

National Small Business Groups Bristle in Response to ASBL Blog

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Yesterday, I posted an article to the Huffington Post. This morning both the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce and the National Small Business Association fired back.

On World Malaria Day, Commitment to Malaria Continues Despite Tough Economic Times

Richard Chin | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


Richard Chin

The magnitude of eradicating malaria can seem daunting, but there are important short-term and long-term efforts that anyone can support on World Malaria Day and every day.

Venture Capitalists Succeed in Buying Legislation and Top Spot at SBA

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Legislation and policies that would reduce the volume of federal contracts obtained by legitimate small businesses could be even more devastating to our national economy.

Obama May Support Venture Capitalists' Move to Dominate Government Small Business Programs

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League is concerned the Obama stimulus bill may ultimately include the loophole venture capitalists have been lobbying for.

Obama Dropped Small Business Stimulus Plan Days Before the Election

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Just days before the election, Obama dropped a comprehensive plan to stimulate the middle class economy by stopping the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.

No Policies From Obama To Stop Diversion of Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Obama has ignored pleas from small business groups to adopt legislation and policies to stop Fortune 500 firms from commandeering up to $100 billion a year in federal small business contracts.

Obama Economic Policy Snubs Small Business

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

There appears to be a significant disconnect between President-elect Obama's campaign promises to American small businesses and the actual policies he is proposing.

Obama Will Allow Fortune 500 Firms to Receive Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Petaluma, Calif. - President-elect Barack Obama has dropped a campaign promise to end Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 500 firms...

Forbes: Let the Small Business Administration work

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The following article is a commentary from Congressman Michael P. Forbes ( 1995-2001), which ran in the Austin American Statesman on December 1, 2008....

Industrial Base

Ray Kimball | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business


Ray Kimball

The hard truth of the matter is that truly innovative ideas, which could be "game-changers" on the battlefield, have been AWOL from Detroit's methods of operation for some time now.

SBA Attempts to Minimize Diversion of Billions In Small Business Contracts to Corporate Giants

Chris Gunn | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business


Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League dropped the following press release this morning. In it the league points to the Small Business Administration's e...

Obama Votes For Bailout Bill With Language That Could Harm Firms Owned by Women and Minorities

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

No Objection From Obama To Bailout Bill Language That Could Harm Firms Owned By Women and Minorities Senator Barack Obama has voted for the latest Se...

New SBA Head Still Refusing to Release Small Business Contracting Statistics

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Eleven and a half months after the end of the federal government's fiscal year (FY) 2007, new Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administratio...

New Government Policy Helps Big Businesses Hide in Small Business Database

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

A new Bush Administration policy will make it easier for large businesses to land government small business contracts by misrepresenting themselves as...

McCain Small Business Plan Ignores Major Small Business Issues

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

On Monday, Senator John McCain's (R - AZ) presidential campaign issued a press release entitled, "John McCain's Plan To Help Small Business." The pla...

Blackwater Gets a Billion in Small Business Contracts with Help from SBA Loophole

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The Small Business Administration ruled that Blackwater was a small business -- yet another example of the Bush administration diverting billions to some of the largest corporations in the world.

SBA Goes After Its Harshest Critic

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered an extensive campaign by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to impugn the organization's ...

CNN: "SBA Scandal"

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Source:  www.cnn.com ...

Bush to Take Last Crack at Dismantling Programs for Middle Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The Bush administration is gearing up to take one last shot at dismantling federal programs designed to assist middle class firms.