Improving federal and Department of Defense use of service-disabled veteran-owned businesses
The report investigates the barriers that service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) may face when attempting to contract with the federal government and the Department of Defense. The government and DoD goals are to award 3 percent of prime-contract dollars to SDVOSBs but current con...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND Corporation
[2013]©2013, 2013
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Series: | Rand Corporation research report series
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The report investigates the barriers that service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) may face when attempting to contract with the federal government and the Department of Defense. The government and DoD goals are to award 3 percent of prime-contract dollars to SDVOSBs but current contracting falls below that level. The authors assess the characteristics of service-disabled veterans that support successful business ownership and identify possible barriers to meeting the 3 percent goals |
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Item Description: | "RAND National Security Research Division." |
Physical Description: | xvii, 30 pages color illustration |
ISBN: | 0833080970 9780833080974 |