Judge Allows Department of Veterans Affairs to Ignore Veteran Preference When Awarding Contracts
Due to an apparent legislative gap, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doesn’t have to give former service members’ small businesses preference for all of their contracts. This alarming decision could impact $3 billion in federal contracts each year.
On November 27th, U.S. Federal Claims Judge Nancy Firestone ruled against a bid protest filed by a Maryland veteran owned business. Firestone said… Read more
