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  • Graves Applauds Passage of NDAA, Provisions To Improve Procurement Opportunities For Small Business
    May 18, 2012 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), which includes legislation reported by the Small Business Committee that will help increase contracting opportun... More
  • Graves Floor Speech: "NDAA Boosts Small Business Opportunities"
    May 17, 2012 - Chairman Sam Graves Floor Speech on the Rule for H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 May 17, 2012 (Remarks as Prepared) CLICK HERE for video. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support House Resolution 661, which allows for full and fair debate on the National Defense Authorization Act. Give... More
  • Graves Testifies on Small Business Contracting Legislation & the NDAA
    Apr 17, 2012 - The House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today testified during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about including the Committee’s small business contracting legislation in the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier this year, the Small Business Commi... More
  • Bloomberg Government: Small Vendor Protests Delay $32 Billion U.S. Drug Contract
    Apr 4, 2012 - Small Vendor Protests Delay $32 Billion U.S. Drug Contract By Kathleen Miller DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc. says it’s had enough. After the Department of Veterans Affairs excluded small businesses from its largest contract for the third time, the 25-employee Park Ridge, Illinois, drug wholesaler fi... More
  • Small Businesses Short-Changed on U.S. Contracts for 10 Years
    Mar 29, 2012 - Small Businesses Short-Changed on U.S. Contracts for 10 Years The U.S. government has missed its small-business contracting goal every year in the past decade, a sign of the continuing barriers facing companies seeking federal work. The government has a target of awarding 23 percent of eligible pri... More
  • Committee Approves Five Small Business Contracting Bills
    Mar 22, 2012 - WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today passed five small business contracting bills during a full Committee markup. The bills are a product of 10 hearings the Committee has held on contracting topics. “The federal government regularly spends ove... More
  • CQ: House Committee Calls for Agencies to Justify Bundling of Private Contracts
    Mar 22, 2012 - House Committee Calls for Agencies to Justify Bundling of Private Contracts By Eugene Mulero and Danielle Parnass March 22, 2012 In response to growing concerns from small businesses, a House panel Thursday approved a bill that would require federal agencies to justify decisions on bundling contrac... More
  • Committee Approves Small Business Contracting Bills, Submits Views & Estimates on SBA Budget
    Mar 7, 2012 - “Contracting reform is a triple play for the economy – it’s good for small businesses, it’s good for the taxpayer, and it’s good for the government.”-Chairman Graves WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a full Committee markup of its View... More
  • Committee to Hold Markup on Contracting Bills and Hearing on Rising Energy Costs
    Mar 2, 2012 - Week Ahead for the Committee: March 5- 9 Committee to Hold Markup on Contracting Bills and Hearing on Rising Energy Costs WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of March 5, 2012. On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 th... More
  • Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on U.S. Program Enriching Wealthy
    Feb 22, 2012 - Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on U.S. Program Enriching Wealthy By Danielle Ivory, Elliot Blair Smith and Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg Government February 22, 2012 Two top lawmakers on small business matters renewed calls for tougher enforcement of the rules in a program that steers government contracts to... More

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