Haley Stevens: “I am submitting this resolution to honor veteran entrepreneurs and calling on the Federal Government to improve Federal…”

“I am submitting this resolution to honor veteran entrepreneurs and calling on the Federal Government to improve Federal contracting opportunities for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. They call them SDVOSBs. These veteran entrepreneurs have given so much to our country, and the Federal Government needs to honor them by utilizing their array of valuable skills. Almost 9 years ago, Congress passed the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999, which directed the President to establish a goal of awarding at least 3 percent of Federal contracts to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. In subsequent years, however, the Federal agencies have consistently failed to reach that statutory goal. In the most recent official governmentwide report, contract awards for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses made up less than 1 percent of all Federal contracts.”