Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin 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.

Published: Aug. 9, 2024, 11:18 a.m.

The government has claimed success for several years in meeting its small business contracting goals. But the specific goals for women-owned businesses \u2026 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.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices