04/23/2013
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"To their credit, VA has made a significant effort to increase veteran-owned small business' share of contracts and last fiscal year awarded 14.9 percent of the procurement contracts worth about $2.1 b..."
"I applaud these efforts and the work of the thousands of Federal employees tasked to assist our Nation's veterans, but more can and should be done."
"Was it to provide service-disabled vets with a contracting program, or was the intent of Congress to provide them with a true business development program?"
"I think that is where the bigger challenge comes."