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And now in federal government contracting news this week, a big update about labor in federal construction projects.

• Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Action to Support Economic and Efficient Construction Projects While Creating Good-Paying and Union Jobs
• FACT SHEET: President Biden to Highlight How His Investing in America Agenda Has Led to a Black Small Business Boom
• Why the General Services Administration has a busy year coming up
• OMB Releases Guidance on Use of Project Labor Agreements in Federal Construction Projects
• Owner of Kansas Company Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Scheme to Illegally Export U.S. Avionics Equipment to Russia and Russian End Users
• Executives Charged with Bid Rigging, Territorial Allocation and Defrauding the U.S. Forest Service After a Wiretap Investigation
• Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects
• ‘Fat Leonard,’ fugitive in Navy bribery case, facing extradition to US
• Iowa’s Ernst touts defense bill boost for small businesses seeking federal contracts
• Sterling Shepard Gets Into Holiday Spirit, Shows Support for Women-Owned Small Businesses
• SBA’s Handling of Identity Theft in the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
• Small Business Administration: Procedures for Reporting on Veteran-Owned Businesses Need Improvement
• Legislative Branch: Options for Enhancing Congressional Oversight of Rulemaking and Establishing an Office of Legal Counsel

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