SmartContracting Daily Intel for March 20, 2012

Everyday SmartContracting brings you the news intel you may have missed regarding our industry. 

Washington Business Journal: VA again ignores GAO recommendations to set-aside work for veteran small businesses

Washington Post: Republican budget proposal to be unveiled

Federal News Radio: Companies can grow despite flat federal spending

NextGov: Building a Cybersecurity Mindset Among Acquisition Pros

Federal Times: TriWest loses Pentagon health contract after $10M fraud fine

PSC’s Soloway Testifies on “Defense Department Budget Initiatives”

Congress is probing the Defense Department’s plans to shutter commands and cut service contracts spending by 10 percent a year for the next three years, seeking the hitherto elusive strategic analysis proving those cuts are necessary because the work is unnecessary or better achieved through other means. PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway testified at a House Budget Committee hearing on Sept. 30 to shed light on the industry and economic impacts of what has so far been an opaque DoD budget exercise, particularly with regards to insourcing.