PETALUMA, Calif.,Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Small BusinessLeague's (ASBL's) injunction against the Small Business Administration (SBA)was dismissed Tuesday October 18^th for lack of subject matterjurisdiction.

Federal DistrictJudge Vince Chhabria has granted the SBA's motion to dismiss the case stating, "The upshot isthat Congress enacted a statute requiring the Small Business Administration toprovide information about the participation of small businesses in federalcontracting. If the Small Business Administration is giving Congress badinformation, then Congress can do something about it, either in an oversight orlegislative capacity."  

"This isnot unexpected," says ASBL President Lloyd Chapman,"This case would uncover billions in fraud in federal small businesscontracting programs. If the Federal courts cannot stop fraud in federal smallcontracting, where do you go?"

The SmallBusiness Act mandates small businesses receive a minimum of 23% of all federal contracts. Within that goalare separate goals for small businesses owned by women, minorities andservice-disabled veterans.

The Congressional Budget Office reported an acquisition budgetof $1.2 trillion in 2015. Twenty-three percent (what small businesses arelegally entitled to) would equal a minimum of $276 billion. In 2015, the SBAonly used an acquisition budget of $370 billion, a major decline from the $1.2trillion. The ASBL estimates that as opposed to the $276 billion legitimatesmall businesses should have received in 2015, they likely received between $35to $40 billion or just 3% of all federal contracts.

A GovernmentAccountability Office investigation uncovered the SBA had falsified thegovernment's compliance with the 23% small business contracting goal byincluding  billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to over5,300 Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses.

Professor CharlesTiefer, one of the nation's leading experts in federal contracting law andformer Commissioner of Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, submitted adeclaration in support of the ASBL case. "If the lawsuit had been allowedto get its rightful day in court on the merits, the lawsuit would have requiredthe SBA to give all small businesses -- and doubly so for minority,women-owned, and disabled veteran businesses -- a larger and proper shareof federal procurement."

The ASBL will beappealingthe case to the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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PETALUMA,Calif., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American SmallBusiness League's (ASBL's) controversialinjunction against the Small Business Administration was thrown out today.

Aftera rocky litigation riddled with several eyebrow raising moments, (the SBA triedto reword the ASBL's accusations that they were not hitting their small businesscontracting goals, and the initial hearing was canceled at the last minute infavor of a private ruling) Judge Vince Chhabria has ruled against theinjunction. "This is not unexpected" says ASBL President LloydChapman, "This case would uncover over $2 trillion in fraud from the ObamaAdministration. If the Federal courts can't stop fraud in federal smallcontracting, where do you go?"

Federallaw mandates small businesses receive a minimum of 23%of all federal contracts. Within that goal are separate goals for smallbusinesses owned by women, minorities and service-disabled veterans.

TheASBL estimates that as opposedto the $276 billion legitimate small businesses should have received in 2015,they likely received between $35 to $40 billion or just 3% of all federalcontracts.

Inaddition, the ASBL seeks to stop the SBA from divertingbillions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firmsand their subsidiaries.  

AGovernment Accountability Office investigation uncoveredthe SBA had falsified the government's compliance with the 23% small businesscontracting goal by including  billions of dollars in federal smallbusiness contracts to over 5,300 Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses.

ProfessorCharles Tiefer, one ofthe nation's leading experts in federal contracting law and former Commissionerof Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, submitted a declaration insupport of the ASBL case. "Today's ruling locked the courthouse doorwithout even giving this very real and meaningful suit its rightful day incourt," says Tiefer. "If the lawsuit had been allowed to get itsrightful day in court on the merits, the lawsuit would have required the SBA togive all small businesses -- and doubly so for minority, women-owned,and disabled veteran businesses -- a larger and proper share of federalprocurement." "Dismissing the suit frustrates the legitimate rightsof small businesses to their proper share of the true scale of governmentcontracting."

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PETALUMA, Calif.,Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The hearingin a controversial federal injunction case that was filed inFederal District Court in San Franciscoagainst the Small Business Administration (SBA) has been abruptly canceled.

Professor Charles Tiefer, one of the nation's leading expertsin federal contracting law and former Commissioner of Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, submitted adeclaration to the court in support of the ASBL case.

"This case presents one of the small business community'smajor grievances," said Professor Tiefer after being notified the hearinghad been canceled. "Advocates for small business have a right to be heardabout how the share of small business in government contracts has been wronglyheld down."

The American Small Business League (ASBL) isseeking a federal injunction against the SBA to halt two illegal policies that haveshortchanged legitimate small businesses out of over $2trillion dollars in federal contracts over the last ten years.

Dozens of ASBL supporters representing minority, woman andservice-disabled veteran-owned small businesses planned on attending thehearing.  Upon being notified that the hearing was canceled, severalgroups decided to stage a protest in front of the San Francisco FederalCourthouse. Enraged by the rampant abuses uncovered in federal small businesscontracting programs, they want to bring this issue to the attention of thenational media.

Federal law mandates small businesses receive a minimum of 23% of all federalcontracts. Within that goal are separate goals for small businesses owned bywomen, minorities and service-disabled veterans.

The ASBL is seeking to stop the SBA'slongstanding policy of falsifying the federal government's compliance with the23% small business contracting goals by excluding the majority of the totalfederal acquisition budget from those calculations. The Congressional Budget Office reportedan acquisition budget of $1.2 trillion in 2015,which would mean small businesses are legally entitled to a minimum of $276 billion. In 2015, the SBA only used an acquisitionbudget of $370 billion, (a major decline from $1.2 trillion) thus inflating their numbers andfalsifying their claim that small businessesreceived 24.9% of all federal contracts in 2015.

The ASBL estimates that as opposed to the $276 billion legitimate small businesses should havereceived in 2015, they likely received between $35 to $40billion or just 3% of all federal contracts.

In addition, the ASBL seeks to stop the SBA from diverting billions of dollars infederal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms and theirsubsidiaries.  

A Government Accountability Office investigation uncovered the SBA had falsified thegovernment's compliance with the 23% small business contracting goal byincluding  billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to over5,300 Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses.

In 2008, President Obama released the statement, "It is time to end the diversion offederal small business contracts to corporate giants."

Judge Chhabria is expected to issue his ruling within the nexttwo weeks to either allow the ASBL's case to move forward ordismiss the case as the SBA has requested.

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