Robert Hale, Defense Department comptroller, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Friday that most projects under the Pentagon’s $9.5 billion military construction budget will not be affected by sequestration budget cuts, the American Forces Press Service reports. Hale told the military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies subcommittee the department’s $526.6 billion …
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus means business when it comes to getting building contractors to think green. Starting this year, contractors who want to bid on Navy or Marine construction projects have to include an option to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold Standard, Federal News Radio …
Read More »Redefining Small Business and Other ExecutiveGov Need-to-Read Stories
ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. Redefining Small Business? The Washington Post reports the Small Business Administration is working to redefine what will qualify as a small business for contracting purposes. The proposed change, which generally …
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