The Small Business Administration has finalized its rule to increase access and diversify its existing funding program for small businesses and startups in underserved communities. SBA said Monday the new rule will take effect Aug. 17 to modernize the Small Business Investment Company program by introducing an alternative borrowing structure to alig...
The United States’ semiconductor chip manufacturing output has been steadily slipping over the last few decades, jeopardizing the country’s power in an increasingly critical industry on the global stage. But one key piece of legislation, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, aims to rewrite this narrative and place the U.S. back on top. The CH...
The General Services Administration has released the final requests for proposals for six contracts comprising the follow-on One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services vehicle program. GSA said Friday OASIS+ is composed of multiagency contracts for the acquisition of complex non-information technology services from the private sector: unrestri...
Six small businesses have secured positions on a $298.3 million multiple-award contract to augment and back up the Federal Aviation Administration’s automated weather observation system at U.S. airports. FAA categorized work into 11 areas across 135 Contract Weather Observation Program locations nationwide, according to a notice posted Friday ...
Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize Al Whitmore, president of the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award for the company’s growth initiatives in military simulation training and federal information technology markets. He has led the McLean, Virginia-headquartered I&S organization si...
A HigherGov analysis of government contracting activity found that federal contracts awarded to small businesses reached a record high of $158.7 billion in fiscal year 2022. The market research company reported Monday the figure reflects a 3 percent increase from $153.8 billion in FY 2021 small business awards. According to the report, only 58,681 s...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to unveil John Ustica, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award for his longstanding dedication to leading the SGT organization forward in technological development, partnership building and overall mission fulfillment. The Wash100 Award, which annually hon...
Client Solution Architects, a digital transformation and IT services consulting firm, is positioned at a critical point in the GovCon market. After successfully graduating from the Small Business Administration program, CSA has transitioned from a small-sized business to a mid-tier organization that competes with some of GovCon’s big players. GovC...
Changeis has received a task order to help the Federal Railroad Administration manage agency operations and programs. The order awarded under a blanket purchase agreement will support FRA in efforts to implement railroad safety regulations and policies, administer grants for national rail network development and conduct technical research and develo...
Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of Information Solutions at Deltek and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, published his latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Thursday. In the latest feature, GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico discussed the key factors that are shaping the government contracting (GovCon) market toda...
