IG Questions SBA Re-Certification Rule
SBA’s inspector general says the agency made only limited progress during the past year in preventing large corporations from receiving small business contract awards.

GSA Chief Fights Inspector General Over Audits
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan, who calls herself the contractors’ “champion,” is trying to cut back audits by the agency’s inspector general, the Washington Post reported.

FEMA Plans BPA's For Disaster Relief
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to establish blanket purchase agreements and contingency contracts for most supplies needed in response to disasters or terrorist attacks.

GAO Approves Defense Department's Bundled Trucking Contract
The Defense Department was justified in bundling a contract for freight transportation, the Government Accountability Office has ruled.

Legal Issues: Is Your Non-Competition Agreement Enforceable?
The enforceability of such restrictions will in many cases boil down to narrowly and carefully worded language.

Web Watch: New at FedBizOpps
The government’s procurement portal, FedBizOpps, has added a “Quick Search” feature on its homepage, www.fbo.gov.