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New President, Congress Will Turn on Money Faucet
Construction companies and IT contractors are likely to big the biggest beneficiaries of economic stimulus legislation now being drafted in Congress.

Bush Admin. Delays E-Verify, Women’s Set-Aside
In its final days, the Bush administration punted two of its most controversial contracting initiatives to the incoming Obama team.

The New Crowd: Obama’s Nominees Outline Plans
Excerpts from confirmation-hearing testimony by some of President Obama’s nominees:

DOD Targets Revolving Door
In an effort to slow the revolving door between the Defense Department and industry, DOD has adopted a rule requiring senior acquisition officials to get written approval from a government ethics officer before taking a job with a defense contractor.

GSA Plans New 8(a) STARS
GSA plans a follow-on to its 8(a) STARS governmentwide acquisition contract when the current contract expires in 2011.

Back to Basics: Teaming Agreement Considerations
Virtually all small to moderate-size businesses in the government contracting arena will need to team with a larger entity on a not infrequent basis in order to obtain a place on many federal IT contracts.

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