Thanksgiving has come and gone, so that means holiday season is upon us! It was a balmy 62 degrees here in Kansas on Turkey Day, and 48 hours later we were in the middle of a blizzard. Gotta love Kansas weather!

Stuffed full of turkey and snowed in, we had some time to catch up on what’s been happening in the government contracting world. In this two-week edition of SmallGovCon, we’ll look at GSA’s proposed consolidation to its schedule contracts, a DOL hiring discrimination dispute, Amazon’s role in the federal marketplace, and more.

Have a great weekend!

• GSA delivered on its long-awaited promise to reform the Multiple Awards Schedule program. [Fedscoop]
• Watch your step when side stepping the Federal Acquisition Regulation! [Fedscoop]
• The SBA releases its latest HUBZone Program Evaluation. [HUBZoneCouncil]
• Pentagon still behind on adequate guidance for the GAO. [GovExec]
• Amazon providing its fair share of federal cloud computing.  [CNN]
• Defense Department rescinded a plan to pay contractors less money. [GovExec]
• DOJ gets aggressive on bid rigging after military fuel supply investigation. [ChannelNewsAsia]
• NIH seeking contractors to roll joints. Couch potatoes need not apply! [GovExec]
• Federal contractors shelled out a combined $16.4 million to settle workplace discrimination. [BlombergLaw]
• Wrongly accused NASA contractor finally has his day in court. [Forbes]
• Contracting  Officer sentenced to prison for making false statements. [Department of Justice]
• DOL settles hiring discrimination dispute with building supply contractor. [Department of Labor]
• Pentagon’s first department wide audit is a major milestone. [GovExec]
• Federal jury convicts contractor for fraudulently obtaining over $11 million. [Department of Justice]
• FEMA contractors in Puerto Rico charges total over $1 billion for simple repairs. [NYTimes]

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