We talk a lot about when we are engaging with small businesses and getting them up to speed to sell to the government about being contract r...
We can take the suspension action.
As I told you when I was here a few weeks ago, and I sincerely mean, our top priority at SBA is to maximize opportunity for small businesses...
The contracting officers have the primary responsibility for ensuring small businesses that they enter into contracts with comply with the l...
In terms of ensuring that small businesses are a part of it, the prime contract will have to submit as part of--a material part o the contra...
If a prime contractor is delinquent, which we have defined as--after substantial input and public comment period--defined as more than 90 da...
that type of action is a real demonstration of the type of partnership we have with our inspector general and the Department of Justice, and...
Sure. I think there are three things that I would say.
We think the action needs to come from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
I completely agree with you, Congressman, that the issue of payment and cash flow is of paramount importance right now.
The way that you just put it--they don't kill jobs, they stop jobs from killing workers--that is the purpose of OSHA, correct?
We see over and over and over again that OSHA regulations save lives.
So what you are saying is that these safety protections that are put in place by OSHA regulations actually end up saving money for everyone,...
I think it is important that this subcommittee reflect on the purpose of OSHA, by definition safety and health in the workplace.
I just want to take a moment to commend the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. Smith, for his work on not only this legislation but for all the ...
I just commend the chair on holding this hearing because these tough economic times, when 70 percent of the jobs created are created by smal...
I think that, we have 170,000 people abusing the system, according to my information.
You have to dictate and actually come out with some suggestions of your own as to how to fix it.
