At a time when 85 percent of law enforcement agencies experienced budget cuts, grants would also be authorized for police and fire departments to train and hire veterans as first responders.
Current New Jersey law allows local governments to designate up to 3% of local contracts to small businesses, as well as those owned by women and minorities. The veteran set-aside bill opens that provision to businesses owned by or that employ veterans.
Although tax credits for hiring the disadvantaged expired in 2011 and those for hiring veterans expired at the end of 2012; both have been extended through 2013.
Under the new amendment, those caught lying for personal gain or for a tangible benefit would face a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six months imprisonment.
GAO agrees with SDVOSB companies that the VA should consider SDVOSBs first. This does not mean that an SDVOSB wins a specified contract, but GAO agrees that, according to PL 109-461, SDVOSB must be considered first
For about two years, VA’s online communications team has been closely tracking the advertising and recruitment efforts of for-profit schools looking to bring in GI Bill tuition dollars. In some cases, these schools have ensnared Veterans looking for info by using official-looking websites, which funneled potential recruits to those schools without any balanced, objective information.
The Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Center for Veterans’ Enterprise’s Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program remains vulnerable to fraud and abuse according to a new finding released by the Government Accountability...
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