News An Open Letter to Joe Sestak By Jane HamsherFireDogLake.com July 13, 2010Dear Congressman Sestak,We haven’t seen each other in person since last year at Netroots Nation, but I’ve followed your Senate race since then and am glad you’re doing well.I’ve contacted...
News Behind the media contractors' veil By Mark PrendergastStars and Stripes July 12, 2010Ombudsman’s Note: Congress established this position to conduct “aggressive and objective oversight” of Stars and Stripes’ relationship with the military to foster independent,...
News Advocates irked by last-minute forum call By Jan NormanOC Register June 21, 2010The American Small Business League, based in Petaluma, has launched a nationwide campaign to get small-business groups to send representatives to a hastily called public forum to...
News NASA sued for failing to disclose contracting information By Dawn LimGovernment Executive June 15, 2010In a bid to hold NASA accountable to meeting federally mandated goals for small business contracting, advocates demanded for the third time that the agency...
News Transparency in contracting remains opaqueAdministration officials are asking how they can make acquisitions more open to the public without compromising proprietary data By Matthew WeigeltFederal Computer Week June 3, 2010Transparency is all the rage in...
News Man launches Bowling Green business at time of manifest change By Brent EngelHannibal Courier-Post June 3, 2010Bowling Green, MO — Leo Pratte is more concerned about pasta than politics. But Pratte and his partners are taking a big leap into the volatile world of...
News Obama Administration Not Supporting DVBE & Other By StaffDVBEblog.org June 1, 20102008 the American Small Business League (ASBL) endorsed Obama in his run for the presidency. They did this based on his promise to stop the billions of dollars in federal contracts...
News American Small Business League not satisfied with Obama's small business stance By PAULINE CROSS123Print.com May 28, 2010President Barack Obama has a come under fire for failing to address major concerns of small businesses, according to a new report by the...
News Why Washington's Worth WatchingThe Obama administration has shown great interest in small-business owners, but some still wonder when they'll see results to match. By David PortEntrepreneur.com May 28, 2010It's National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C.,...
News Small Business Advocate Scores Another Victory for Transparency By Neil GordonPOGO May 25, 2010Every once in a while, POGO likes to remind everyone that the American Small Business League (ASBL) is still out there fighting the good government fight, kicking butt...
News Small businesses struggling to win federal contracts By Michael Beller and Alice TruongMedill News Service May 21, 2010WASHINGTON—During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama repeated a familiar refrain on small businesses, calling them, “the...
News Federal Oversight Panel Slams Obama's Small Business Plans, Says Administration Not Doing Enough By Shahien NasiripourHuffington Post May 13, 2010A federal oversight panel criticized the Obama administration's attempts to boost small business lending, expressing...
News Schwarzenegger blasted by small business group By Doug CaldwellCentral Valley Business Times May 5, 2010• Says he has reneged on pledge to back federal contracting bill• ‘I am really disappointed in Governor Schwarzenegger's refusal’A small business group says...
News American Small Business League: New Task Forces Could Do More Harm Than Good By StaffGaebler.com April 28, 2010The American Small Business League says a new presidential order could end up hurting small businesses.The American Small Business League has expressed...
News Obama Orders Changes in Small Biz Contracting By Michael CohnWebCPA April 28, 2010President Barack Obama has ordered the establishment of two interagency task forces on federal contracting opportunities for small businesses and for veterans small business...
News Banks receiving government aid cut loans By Dennis CauchonUSA TODAY April 22, 2010Banks that received federal assistance during the financial crisis reduced lending more aggressively and gave bigger pay raises to employees than institutions that didn't get aid, a...
News Small Business League to Sue for Contract Data By StaffSet-Aside Alert April 21, 2010The American Small Business League plans a series of lawsuits aimed at prying loose information about large corporations that are receiving small business contracts. “A lot of...
News Restaurant Industry Expresses Concern Over Health Care By Fredric KoeppelThe Daily News April 19, 2010Few issues have divided Americans as completely as health care reform. Proponents believe that making medical care available to 32 million uninsured people will...
News California Senate committee approves pre-qualification bill By Frederick E. JordanSan Francisco African-American Chamber of Commerce April 19, 2010The bill passed the committee with only a single dissenting vote.S.B.1215, the Pre qualified List for A & E and...
News Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Washington By Liz SidotiAssociated Press April 19, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to...
News Will the New Small Business Bill Do the Trick? Maybe. By Elaine PofeldtThe Atlantic April 15, 2010With the November Congressional elections on their minds, Senate Democrats are working on a bill that would reportedly help small businesses get more access to...
News Small Business: Time to Panic? By Tim Devaney and Tom SteinAllBusiness.com April 15, 2010Perhaps you’re familiar with the various signs of the apocalypse. You know: plagues of locusts, lakes of fire and Oprah getting jiggy with John Tesh. Horrific as those...
News Small business group starts fight with U.S. Army By Doug CaldwellCentral Valley Business Times April 15, 2010• Sues military for refusing to release contracting data • ‘These reports will show the federal government and prime contractors are falsifying their …...
News Small Businesses Sue Government Goliath By Lurita DoanBig Government by Andrew Breitbart April 14, 2010A small business association called the American Small Business League (ASBL) did something unexpected this week. ASBL President, Lloyd Chapman, decided to...
News Government Accused of Giving Small Business Contracts to Fortune 500 Companies By Noel BrinkerhoffAllGov April 13, 2010The General Services Administration is in trouble with the American Small Business League (ASBL), which is alleging in a lawsuit that federal...
News Lawsuit: Gov. contracts go to big business over small By Amy RolphHeraldNet April 13, 2010The American Small Business League thinks there's something fishy about how government contracts are being handed out.The group filed a lawsuit accusing the federal...
News SBA To Overhaul Its Small Business Procurement Scorecard By Resources for Entrepreneurs StaffGaebler.com April 12, 2010The SBA will soon revise its Small Business Procurement Scorecard, introducing a letter grade system.The U.S. Small Business Administration has...
News US agency revamps Small Business Procurement Scorecard By StaffProcurement leaders April 12, 2010In the wake of a series of attacks from the American Small Business League accusing the federal government of misappropriating funds allocated to small firms, the US...
News Big businesses winning contracts meant for small ones, groups charge By V. Dion HaynesWashington Post April 12, 2010A new skirmish is emerging in an ugly, ongoing dispute between small business advocates and the federal government over its past -- and perhaps...
News Why Do Corporate Giants Land Federal Contracts Meant for Small Businesses? By Rob KuzniaHispanic Business Magazine April 8, 2010Few would disagree that federal contracts set aside for small businesses should go to small businesses -- not corporate behemoths.And...