Federal Contractors Could Soon Have to Disentangle Themselves Completely From Russia

Source: GovExec

Lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that would limit the federal government’s contracting with companies that are still operating in Russia amid its war with Ukraine.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, many companies started pulling out of Russia and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced a bill last month that would force federal contractors to do the same.

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USDOT launches connections marketplace platform to help small businesses in government contracting

Source: MASS TRANSIT MAG

The Connections Marketplace (CMP) was launched Feb. 23 by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) with a Buyer Side Chat featuring USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration.

The CMP will present a new, free platform to help connect small businesses to USDOT procurement officials across all modal administrations.

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Black Businesses Among Enterprises That Could Reap Big Gains From Biden's Infrastructure Law

Source: BLACK ENTERPRISE

Small businesses, including Black entrepreneurs, can gain potentially lucrative opportunities from President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. That’s mainly because the plan that became law last November offers many projects that small businesses could tap into. Consider that the plan consists of $550 billion of new federal investments for the nation’s infrastructure over five years. That will include everything from fixing America’s crumbling roads and bridges to touching its water, broadband, and energy systems.

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