This bill would spur Veterans Affairs to increase contracting with women-owned small business.
This bill would spur Veterans Affairs to increase contracting with women-owned small business.  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Fri Aug 09 2024
Description: The government has claimed success for several years in meeting its small business contracting goals. But the specific goals for women-owned businesses … that hasn't happened very often. At Veterans Affairs, about two-and-a-half percent of contract dollars have gone to women-owned businesses, against a goal of five percent. A bill in Congress called the Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-owned Small Business Act would change that. More now from one of the bill's backers, Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices