Articles from Set-Aside Alert (February 22, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Administration pushes outsourcing initiative: Government-wide conference, agency roadshow planned.		Brief Article	330
Calendar of events.			561
Defense slows procurement system upgrade.		Brief Article	277
Illinois contractor William Kuhne will finally get his day in court in a dispute over a VA construction contract signed in 1949. (Washington Insider).			167
IT contracts must include cybersecurity provisions: Security "an essential management function," OMB says.		Brief Article	410
Minorities owned nearly 15% of American businesses in 1997. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	65
OSDBUs, advocates discuss common goals.		Brief Article	332
Protecting the rights of the minority shareholder. (Legal Issues).	Hallowell, Andrew	Brief Article	758
SBA plans "overhaul" of 8(a) program: Barreto defends parity rule.		Brief Article	932
SBA plans to bring prime contractors together with 8(a) companies in a series of matchmaking seminars. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	77
Site offers online e-commerce training. (Web Watch).		Brief Article	250
The Bush administration supports phasing out the Federal Prison Industries procurement preference. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	88
The Defense Department will continue to suspend use of the price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged businesses for another year. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	41
The house has passed legislation authorizing $878 million for computer security education and research. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	65
The National Park Service is back online. (Washington Insider).		Brief Article	104
Vets' contracting program off to a sputtering start.		Brief Article	439