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ILLEGAL PASS-THROUGHS: Don't Get a Pass in House
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Office World News
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Miller, Paul A
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I am pleased to announce that in just a short period of time the industry has had real success in gaining national attention on illegal small business pass-throughs, due to efforts by NOPA at last month's House of Representatives hearing. The hearing helped to shed light not only on the issues but also its costs to legitimate small businesses.
On March 6, the Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), called to order a hearing on "Emerging Procurement Methods on Small Business Contractors." Invited to speak on behalf of the office products industry at this hearing was Mark Leazer of Forms & Supply in Charlotte, NC.
This is the second time the industry has ...
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SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL CONTRACTS
Finance Wire;
April 16, 2008 ;
787 words
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Congressional Testimony;
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787 words
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681 words
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559 words
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577 words
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115 words
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577 words
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