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GAO: Plan needed to implement acquisition panel's recommendations GovExec.com	Defense bill proves lucrative for biggest firms GovExec.com	House leads push to strengthen small business contracting GovExec.com
Senators consider steps to enforce small business goals GovExec.com	Senate contracting reform bill wins support GovExec.com	Open government advocates slam report on FOIA reform GovExec.com
OMB orders agencies to report on competition for contracts GovExec.com	Administration opposes hike in small business contracting goals GovExec.com	House panel cuts $867 million from future combat program GovExec.com
Freshman Missouri senator sets out to tackle government waste GovExec.com	Panel backs measure to curb contract bundling GovExec.com	Q&A ON WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SBA.gov
Army pursues risky bid for boost in funding GovExec.com	Agency FOIA administration found to be improving GovExec.com	Whistleblower legislation faces veto threat GovExec.com
House approves $447.6 billion Defense spending measure GovExec.com	House again votes to end prison firm's procurement preference GovExec.com	House to vote on FOIA overhaul legislation GovExec.com
Army chief says tardiness passing spending bills is costly GovExec.com	Bill would let franchises win small-business contracts GovExec.com	Lawmakers seek to draw attention to FOIA GovExec.com
Analysts say Defense spending will climb despite pressures by GovExec.com	McCain to probe Air Force contracting for cargo planes by GovExec.com	Industry sweats details of new small business rules GovExec.com
Industry opposes acquisition changes recommended by advisory group by GovExec.com	Contract Bundling Stifles Competition, Lowers Quality of Work by NFIB	House again votes to end prison firm's procurement preference GovExec.com
SBA in Hot Water for Failing to Monitor Contract Bundling's Effect on Small Business by the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship	Pentagon's business transformation effort moves forward by GovExec.com	Panel finds performance-based contracts implemented poorly GovExec.com
Protest B-295399.2, B.H. Aircraft Company, Inc., July 25, 2005 Decision by Government Accounting Office	Study: SBA fails to review most bundled contracts by Charlotte Business Journal	2006 Land & Maritime Supply Chains Business Conference and Exhibition by NDIA
GAO upholds bundling protest by GovExec.com	More federal technology work expected to go private by GovExec.com	Pentagon program costing taxpayers millions in inflated prices by Knight Ridder
History Unchanged: Year Capped with More contracting Losses for Small Firms Report from the House Small Business Committee PDF FILE 2315K	NFIB National Agenda: Competition	Women-owned small businesses across the country are victorious in U.S. District Court by National Center for Women in Government and Corporate Contracting