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Subcontracting Plans: The Small-Business Quota Built Into Big Contracts
Large federal contracts carry subcontracting plans with small-business goals written into the deal. How the thresholds, plan types, and duties work under the FAR.

Large federal contracts carry subcontracting plans with small-business goals written into the deal. How the thresholds, plan types, and duties work under the FAR.

OMB Circular A-4 tells federal agencies how to weigh the costs and benefits of proposed rules. Here is what it requires and why a quiet technical memo shapes so much of American regulation.

In the United States, a government shutdown, officially known as a lapse in appropriations, occurs when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins.

A plain framework for judging a firm's fundamentals, moat, and management — built on evidence, not enthusiasm.