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Despite their sizable contribution to the economy, representing one-third of all small business owners, women are still not getting their fair share of procurement opportunities. Learn about the policy affecting women's federal procurement.
Letter from Senator Snowe to SBA Acting Administrator, Santanu Baruah, urging the SBA to defer any action on implementing the Women's Procurement Program until President-elect Obama is sworn into office, 12/12/08.
WIPP National Partner Pat Meagher's Summary of Rothe Development Corporation V. Department of Defense, CAFC No. 2008-1017, and the decision's impact on women owned small businesses — 11/4/08.
WIPP Comments on Data Methodology Proposed Rule to Mr. Koppel, Assistant Director of Policy, Planning and Research in the Office of Government Contracting at the SBA — 10/30/08.
SBA released the FY 2007 federal contracting numbers in their second annual SBA Procurement Scorecard. Once again, the federal government failed to achieve their small business goal of 23%, falling short with 22% and down from 22.8% in FY 2006 — 10/24/08.
Senator Kerry's Response to the Failure of the Administration to Meet its Small Business Goal — 10/23/08.
Senator Snowe Disheartened by SBAs Failed Oversight of Small Business Contracting Goals — 10/22/08.
Summary of SBA Final Rule on the Women's Procurement Program — The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Procedures — 10/9/08.
Senator Obama's Statement on SBA's Rule on Women-Owned Small Businesses — 10/7/08.
SBA's Final Rule on the Women's Procurement Program — 10/6/08.
WIPP's Statement on the SBA's Final Rule of the Women's Procurement Program — 9/30/08.
Letter from US Senate's sixteen female Senators to the SBA Administrator expressing their opposition to the SBA's proposed women's procurement rule — 9/22/08.
The SBA released a notice in the Federal Register that they are suspending the government-wide small disadvantaged business (SBD) program — 9/22/08.
WIPP view's on proposed rule on SBTV featured advisor podcast with Ann Sullivan, WIPP Government Relations.
WIPP's comments to the SBA on the rule — 2/19/08.
S. 2608 Legislation: the Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act — 2/7/08.
WIPP's letter of support to S.2608 sponsor, Senator Snowe — 2/6/08.
Members of Congress express their dissatisfaction with the SBA proposed rule: Letters to SBA from Senate Democratic Women Members — 2/1/08; Congressional Letter to Administrator Preston — 2/6/08.
WIPP Member, Denise Farris, testifies before the House Small Business Committee on SBA's progress in implementing the Women's Procurement Program — 1/16/08.
SBA Proposed Rule on the Women's Procurement Program — 12/27/07.
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology reviewed the state of procurement for women-owned businesses and what steps need to be taken to open the federal marketplace to women — 3/21/07.
