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LATEST NEWS

May 7, 2019

NSBA Member Spotlight: Alan Pentz

January 24, 2019

Shutdown Impacting Small Business

January 14, 2019

House OKs Small Biz Bills

September 25, 2018

House OKs Small Biz Bills

September 19, 2018

Lawmakers Seek Action on Subcontracting

June 6, 2018

Small Biz Contracting Reforms in NDAA

May 23, 2018

House Talks DoD Subcontracting

March 15, 2018

Bill Ups Biz Competition with Feds

January 31, 2018

NIST Rules for Federal Contractors

December 6, 2017

Feds Prompt Payment Policy Expiring

October 25, 2017

House Committee Talks Lending, Contracting

October 11, 2017

NDAA Moves to Conferees

July 18, 2017

House Passes FY 2018 NDAA

June 19, 2017

NSBA Honors Small Biz Owners

June 15, 2017

Look-Ahead to NSBA Lobbying Days

April 5, 2017

SBA Nominee Brings Acquisition Expertise

January 24, 2017

NSBA Urges Confirmation of SBA Nominee McMahon

December 14, 2016

Congress OK’s NDAA, SBIR Reauth

December 7, 2016

SBIR Reauth Bill Poised for Full Passage

November 17, 2016

Lame-Duck: Spending CR Close

October 12, 2016

Bill Could Shrink Small Biz Contracts

September 14, 2016

Congress Returns to Long To-Do List

August 25, 2016

Clinton Unveils Small Business Plan

May 25, 2016

House Passes NDAA

May 25, 2016

“Blacklisting” Rule to be Finalized in August

May 18, 2016

Committee Approves SBIR/STTR Bill

May 4, 2016

SBA Releases Procurement Scorecard

March 23, 2016

Committee Approves SBIR/STTR Reauthorization

March 16, 2016

Feds Exceed Contracting Goals

March 2, 2016

DOL Requires Paid Sick Leave for Fed. Contractors

January 13, 2016

House Committee To Markup Contracting Bill

December 2, 2015

NDAA Signed with Small Biz Provisions

October 28, 2015

NDAA Veto Stymies Small Biz Contracting Improvements

October 14, 2015

House Examines Contracting Executive Order

October 14, 2015

Senate Approves NDAA

May 13, 2015

Small Business Contracting Reforms Included in NDAA

March 24, 2015

Small Biz Contracting Reform Bill Introduced in House

March 11, 2015

SBA Seeks Comment on Rules Affecting Small Biz

February 11, 2015

SBA Seeks Input for Contracting Rule

December 10, 2014

NDAA Passes House with Small Business Contracting Reforms

December 3, 2014

Small Business Federal Contracting in Jeopardy

November 12, 2014

SBA Lending Sets Another Record in FY 2014

November 12, 2014

Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on SBA Advocacy Nominee

November 6, 2014

Election Analysis: Capital, Contracting, Patents and Cybersecurity

September 16, 2014

House Hearing with SBA Administrator

September 4, 2014

NLRB Case Redefines Joint Employer Standard

August 6, 2014

Obama EO Raises Scrutiny on Contractor Labor Violations

August 6, 2014

Feds Reached Small Biz Contracting Goal

July 30, 2014

SBA Advocacy Submits Comments on Min Wage Rule

July 30, 2014

Government Contracts and the Need for Working Capital

July 23, 2014

Bill Introduced to Ease Federal Contracting Process

July 16, 2014

White House Launches SupplierPay Initiative

July 16, 2014

House Hearing Examines Procurement Reform Delays

June 18, 2014

Advocacy Releases Small Business Procurement Report

April 10, 2014

NSBA President Attends SBA Administrator Swearing-In

March 27, 2014

NSBA Applauds Confirmation of SBA Administrator

March 12, 2014

House Small Biz Committee Approves Contracting Bills

March 5, 2014

Sen. Cantwell Chairs Her First SBC Hearing

February 26, 2014

NSBA Supports Nominee Maria Contreras-Sweet

February 5, 2014

NSBA State of the Union Podcast

January 29, 2014

State of the Union: What it Means for Small Biz

January 29, 2014

President to Increase Min. Wage on Federal Contracts

January 28, 2014

Small Business Reaction to State of the Union Address

October 9, 2013

Small-Business Services Suffer Under Shutdown

October 9, 2013

SBA Publishes Final Small Business Contracting Rule

October 1, 2013

NSBA President Weighs in on Government Shutdown

July 9, 2013

Federal Gov’t Misses Small Biz Contracting Goal

March 7, 2013

Sequestration Cuts Go Into Effect

February 13, 2013

NSBA State of the Union Analysis

January 23, 2013

New Procurement Guide from Braddock and Microsoft

January 9, 2013

FY 13 NDAA Enacted, Contracting Reforms Included

December 26, 2012

NSBA Applauds Passage of Contracting Reforms in NDAA

December 19, 2012

NDAA Enters the Home Stretch

December 12, 2012

NDAA Passes Senate and Heads to Conference

November 28, 2012

Contracting, Lending and Visa Bills Await Action

November 13, 2012

Senate To Do List: NDAA and Cybersecurity

November 7, 2012

Inclusion of Small Biz Contracting Reforms in NDAA

September 20, 2012

NSBA Testifies on Sequestration

May 15, 2012

NDAA Improves Small Business Contracting

May 7, 2012

Defense Bill Markup Includes Small Biz Contracting

March 20, 2012

House To Markup Contracting Reform Bills

March 6, 2012

Contracting Bills Slotted for House Markup

February 14, 2012

Bipartisan Small Biz. Contracting Bills Introduced

February 9, 2012

Rep. Mulvaney Bill to Improve Small Biz. Contracting

February 9, 2012

SBA Publishes New Small Biz Size Standards

February 9, 2012

House Members Introduce Contract Bundling Bill

February 1, 2012

House Introduces Federal Contracting Bills

November 1, 2011

SBA Final Rule to Address Contract Bundling

June 28, 2011

Feds Just Shy of Small-Biz Contracting Goal

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ISSUE BRIEFS

February 24, 2020

Repeal Davis-Bacon Rules

February 24, 2020

Small Business Contracting

February 24, 2020

Federal Strategic Sourcing

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NSBA LETTERS

December 18, 2019
NSBA Letter of Support for Jovita Carranza as SBA Administrator
July 13, 2018
NSBA Letter of Support for Prompt Pay Act (S. 2893)
September 18, 2017
NSBA Letter of Support for the HUBZone Uniformity and Business Stability (HUBS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 3294)
February 16, 2017
NSBA Survey: Small Business Outlook Significantly Improved
May 16, 2016
NSBA Supports RIF Legislation
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

September 20, 2012
NSBA Leadership Testifies on Impacts of Sequestration on Small Business
September 13, 2011
NSBA Testifies On Medium-Sized Contracting Bill
October 4, 2007
Improving SBA’s Contracting Programs: Testimony of NSBA President Todd McCracken
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RELATED SURVEYS

2016 Year-End Economic Report
On Feb. 17, 2017, NSBA released its 2016 Year-End Economic Report which shows a small-business community with a vastly improved economic outlook than just six months ago.
2007 Procurement & Contracting Survey
NSBA asked small-business owners about their involvement in the federal marketplace, and various problems and proposed reforms to improve small-business access to federal contracts.