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CVE Wrong for All the Right Reasons on SDVOSB Protest

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
With daily reports of indictments and guilty pleas of individuals and companies that have improperly obtained federal government contracts that were set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs”), giving the VA’s… Read More
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NASA-OIG Report Finds Potential Fraud and Abuse in WOSB Program

March 30th, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
Last month, the Office of Inspector General of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA-OIG) released a report of its audit of internal controls to “manage the risks of unfair and unreasonable contract prices, substandard contracto… Read More
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Tags: audit, false certification, fraud, government contract, government contract awards, IG, NASA, NASA-OIG, National Aeronatutics and Space Administration, Office of Inspector General, OIG, small business, small business government contractors, substandard, women-owned small business, WOSB

SBA Audit Recommends Increased Oversight of Mentor Protégé Joint Ventures to Ensure 8(a) Small Businesses Benefit from the Program

October 30th, 2012
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
On 23 October 2012, the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the findings of its performance audit of the Mentor-Protégé Program, a program established under the Agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program… Read More
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Recent Developments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More

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GCARL started the year off with a victorious bang for a client, Alpha Transcription, in a “Bet the Company” protest. If Alpha Transcription lost it could have been devastating for them. The Transcription Services Industry and Market is… Read More

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