The Senate may stop a controversial proposal from the Small Business Administration that would limit the type of set-aside contracts given to women-owned small businesses. A 40-word provision in the Senate’s version of the fiscal 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 3260) would block the proposed rule. The rule would allow agencies to set aside some contracts for women-owned small businesses, but the proposal would only allow the set-asides in four select industries, such as kitchen cabinet manufacturers.
Read the story: FCW.com News - Bill would kill rule on women-owned business
No comments:
Post a Comment