ASBL News

News Bush's pick for SBA gets mixed reviews By Kent HooverBusiness Journal, Washington Bureau May 8, 2006Read the article at bizjournals.com

News GAO finds lax oversight of deals to Alaska Native corporations By Kent HooverBusiness Journal, Washington Bureau May 8, 2006Read the article at bizjournals.com

News Barreto saga good for lots of e-mails Sun Herald May 7, 2006 When the embattled Hector V. Barreto announced his resignation last month as administrator of the Small Business Administration, he did it in a press release.How perfect.During his tenure at SBA, and...

News Pompano company, other Katrina contractors overbilled, report says By Larry MargasakAssociated Press May 5, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Contractors working on hurricane recovery have overbilled the government in a $63 billion operation that only will get more expensive,...

News NASA Sued Over SMB Contracting By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com May 4, 2006 Nothing makes a louder roar than the Space Shuttle blasting off into orbit, but when it comes to small business contracting, NASA is like space itself – cold and silent.That's the...

News Gulf Coast Firms Question Government Contracts By Pam FesslerNPR May 4, 2006 Morning Edition, May 4, 2006 · Questions are being raised about new contracts that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding for hurricane work along the Gulf Coast. The...

News Federal contract program faultedNATIVE CORPORATIONS: Probe by Congress criticizes oversight of deals. By Paula DobbynAnchorage Daily News April 28, 2006 The federal government has fallen short in its oversight of the hundreds of millions of dollars in no-bid...

News GAO criticizes oversight of contracts to Alaska Native firms By Kimberly Palmergovexec.com April 27, 2006 In a long-awaited report, the Government Accountability Office criticized the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies for failing to ensure...

News Bush names executive at Illinois firm to head SBA By Jenny Mandelgovexec.com April 26, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday nominated Steven Preston, an executive at an Illinois company, to be the chief of the Small Business Administration.Preston will leave his...

News A Storm Brewing at the SBA?Steven Preston, President Bush's pick to head the Small Business Administration, can expect a rough confirmation hearing. His foes are already limbering up By Dawn KopeckiBusinessWeek Online April 26, 2006 Steven Preston, the...

News White House Nominates New SBA Head By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com April 26, 2006 President Bush has turned to big business to pick the next head of the embattled federal Small Business Administration.Steven C. Preston, executive vice president of Strategic...

News SBA administrator Barreto steps down By Ethan ButterfieldWashington Technology April 26, 2006 Embattled Small Business Administration Administrator Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday following a five-year tenure that was marked by criticism from members of Congress...

News Small-business Shake-upFormer CFO to take the helm of the SBA. By Stephen TaubCFO.com April 26, 2006 Hector Barreto, the head of the federal Small Business Administration, is leaving his position to take the helm of the Latino Coalition, a Washington-based...

News Renuncia Héctor Barreto a la SBA By Mary Ballesteros-CoronelLa Opinion April 26, 2006 Héctor Barreto presentó ayer su renuncia a la dirección de la Administración de Pequeños Negocios (SBA) tras meses de presión y críticas por la forma en que la entidad manejó el...

News Hector Barreto Resigns As SBA Chief By Frank BassAssociated Press April 25, 2006 WASHINGTON – Small Business Administration chief Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday after a tenure marked by criticism of the agency's response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the...

News SBA's Barreto quits Central Valley Business Times April 25, 2006 Hector Barreto has submitted his resignation as head of the U.S. Small Business Administration to become a lobbyist. He will head the Latino Coalition, a Hispanic advocacy group.Mr. Barreto is not...

News Insight settles small-biz suit By Ethan ButterfieldWashington Technology April 24, 2006If allegations were true, penalty is light, observers saidComplaints that large companies steal government work from small businesses may no longer be falling on deaf ears. In...

News California group forces SBA to disclose documents By Raksha VarmaSilicon Valley Business Journal April 17, 2006 A California small business group claimed its second legal victory in 18 months against the Small Business Administration on Monday.The American Small...

News Small businesses rally around SBA at hearing By Kent HooverBusiness Journal, Washington Bureau April 17, 2006Read the article at bizjournals.com

News Group Demands SBA Investigation By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com April 17, 2006 Fueled by the contents of newly released documents, the head of a small business advocacy group is renewing his call for a federal investigation of the Small Business Administration....

News Small businesses speak out over question of eliminating SBA By Kent HooverSan Francisco Business Times April 14, 2006Read the article at bizjournals.com

News GTSI reports $16 million net loss in '05 By Roseanne GerinWashington Technology April 14, 2006 Beleaguered IT products and solutions company GTSI Corp. yesterday reported a net loss of $16 million on total revenue of $886.3 million for 2005.The net loss contrasts...

News GSA Comment Deadline Looms By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com April 14, 2006 The head of a small business group says his campaign against proposed rule changes at the federal General Services Administration is yielding a flood of comments from angry small business...

News GAO finds Alaska Native contracting advantages problematic By Patience WaitGovernment Computer News (GCN) April 12, 2006 Alaska Native corporations have moved aggressively over the past five years to take advantage of Small Business Administration regulations...

News Contract debate swirlsSome say reinforce small-business rules; some say drop them By Victor GodinezDallas Morning News April 11, 2006 When government agencies go shopping for supplies, they're supposed to make sure that small companies get a specific share of the...

News Senator examines SBA workSenator probes agency's effectiveness, questions practices and seeks ways to measure progress By Megan LisagorFederal Computer Week April 10, 2006 Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) wants to know whether the Small Business Administration is...

News Fight to Save SBA Escalates By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com April 10, 2006 The firestorm touched off by suggestions that the Small Business Administration should be abolished has drawn another major business group into the fray.The National Black Chamber of...

News SBA's Role Sparks Debate on Capitol HillLawmakers have both praised and attacked the Small Business Administration in recent weeks. By Angus LotenInc.com April 10, 2006 On Capitol Hill, it seems, effectiveness is in the eye of the beholder.On the very same day...

News Senator Says U.S. Agency Lobbied Illegally FoxNews.com April 6, 2006 WASHINGTON – A key Republican senator on Thursday accused the Bush administration's small business agency of illegally lobbying special interest groups to sway the outcome of a congressional...

News Senator accuses SBA of illegal lobbying By Frank BassAssociated Press April 6, 2006 WASHINGTON -- The Small Business Administration will investigate allegations by a Republican senator that agency employees illegally lobbied special interest groups to sway the...