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Women’s Set-Aside Will Open for Business—At Last
Federal agencies will be able to set aside contracts for woman-owned businesses beginning early in 2011, SBA said, more than 10 years after the contracting program was authorized by Congress and signed by President Clinton.

The List
Industries eligible for the women's set-aside.

SBA Charges GTSI Used Small Businesses as Fronts
In a rare punitive action against one of the largest contractors, GTSI Corp. has been suspended from federal contracting for allegedly using small businesses as fronts to obtain set-aside work.

SBA Adopts Huge Increases in Some Size Standards
SBA has issued final rules dramatically increasing size standards in some industries as part of its long-delayed overhaul of the standards that govern eligibility for small business set-asides and government-backed loans.

Tough New Penalties for Size Misrepresentation
The new law establishing parity in small business programs also imposes tough penalties on contractors that falsely claim to be small.

DOD Seeks Less Favoritism for Incumbents
The Defense Department will restructure some contracts to encourage more competition with incumbent contractors.






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