A quarter century later, Pentagon’s test program for small businesses still...
During its approval of the defense budget back in 1989, Congress added a new test program intended to simplify the subcontracting process for large defense contractors. In theory, proponents said, the...
View ArticleBusinesses, Pentagon agree this program doesn’t work — Congress saved it anyway
Over the past quarter century, the Defense Department has been testing a contracting program that was intended to help small businesses obtain a larger share of federal work. However, Pentagon...
View ArticlePentagon wins court round on disclosing Sikorsky subcontracting plans
Defense Department attorneys won an appeals court decision on Jan. 6 that denies a demand from a small business advocacy group that Sikorsky Aviation Corp. be required to disclose its subcontracting...
View ArticleSmall business activist wins interim victory against Pentagon, Sikorsky
For four years, the small but vocal American Small Business League has argued that large federal contractors mislead agencies and the public by overstating their use of small businesses as...
View ArticleSmall business advocate wins $475,000 in legal fees after 4-year fight with...
After four years and expenses of more than $700,000, a California-based small business advocate on Thursday won an agreement from the Justice and Defense departments to pay his legal fees for...
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