The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE) pushing two bills pending in Congress to support Small Governement Contractors

Congress’s campaign to close the so-called “tax gap,” the amount of money
businesses report on their tax returns verses what the really take in....

Three years ago, as part of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Congress required government agencies to withhold 3 percent of every payment made to federal contractors to make sure they paid taxes on the income. But a new study by the Department of Defense concludes that it will cost $17 billion over five years to collect just a fraction of that amount.

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE) has maintained from the outset that the cost to implement the 3 percent mandate would be staggering. Beyond that, it argued that the mandate would create serious cash flow issues for small government contractors, would prevent many from bidding, or would force them to raise prices. The council is pushing two bills pending in Congress, H.R. 1023 and S. 777, that would repeal the mandate. Read more...

Government Contracting Reform Bills

The House passed three contracting reform bills April 23, 2008 by voice vote

These include-

• The Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act
• The Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act
• The Government Contractor Accountability Act

For more information on each bill read the full article...

Government Contractors Association Resource - PSC

JAMIS recently sponsored the spring Professional Services Council Spring Conference 2008. This marked the first major meeting of the newly unified association between PSC and CSA. JAMIS is preparing to sponsor the Fall event also as the attendees bring substance to the table and are a fit for the focus in the coming year.

PSC is a resource for government contractors and interested parties. They focus on preserving, improving, and expanding the federal government market for its members.

Stan Soloway (soloway@pscouncil.org) is president of PSC and contributor to Washington Technology Buy Lines- Policies, strategies and trends to watch. His expertise and insight comes alive with his recent article which reviews the question of which functions can or should be performed by federal contractors. This has been the focus of increasing debate, including two congressional hearings held in early March..... full article

JAMIS is pleased to point readers to another Government Contractor resource

Former JAMIS employee, Ken Larson , ventured on his own with a mission-to become successful empowering small and emerging businesses with resources to become successful in federal government contracting. His Blog is a reminder of the kinds of individuals JAMIS has had the pleasure to employ over the years. Book-marking this as a favorite is a must have for all who are contemplating government contracting.

Ken’s site offers FREE OF CHARGE- “How to" guidance on the following: 1. Understanding the federal government contracting environment and small business set-aside opportunities 2. Registering a small business as a supplier with the federal government 3. Marketing to the federal government 4. Understanding the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 5. Teaming with other small businesses 6. Achieving a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 7. Subcontracting to prime contractors on federal government contracts 8. Preparing competitive proposals 9. Negotiating federal contracts with government agencies, prime contractors and subcontractors 10. Managing government contracts

Ken also provides DCAA compliance resources and policy information.

About Ken Larson
Ken is a Veteran-2 tours US Army Vietnam. As a Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Volunteer Counselor, he assists many small businesses with their planning and operations processes. He spent over 30 years in federal government contract management and 10 years in small business consulting. Naturally he gets many inquiries from small companies wishing to enter or enhance their position in federal government contracting. His Blog is intended to assist in answering those questions and "dedicated to Small Businesses who wish to succeed in Federal Government Contracting"
Visit Ken's site today: http://smalltofeds.blogspot.com/

About JAMIS Software Corporation
For nearly twenty years, JAMIS Software Corporation has been providing leading edge job-cost, billing, accounting systems and labor management solutions for government contractors. JAMIS offers a comprehensive set of time-and-expense, project accounting and back office financial solutions. The fully integrated, easy-to-use system is designed to be compliant with DCAA and government contracting regulations (FAR and CAS). Major government contractors that rely on JAMIS include Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, ITT, and Booz Allen Hamilton. However, any size company can benefit from the JAMIS advantage. Customer support is unsurpassed, with prompt turnaround of even the most difficult support issues handled by an experienced and dedicated staff. JAMIS products are uniquely scalable and can easily be adapted for both very small organization (25 employees or less) as well as global enterprises with over 100,000 employees. JAMIS provides the most cost-effective and full-featured solution an organization will ever need for government contracting.

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