Obama Administration Diverts $28.5 Million in Small Business Dollars to General Dynamics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2009
Petaluma, Calif. – The Obama Administration has awarded a $28.5 million small business contract to Fortune 500 firm General Dynamics. As America's fourth largest prime contractor, General Dynamics did more than $29.3 billion in sales during fiscal year (FY) 2008 and maintains more than 92,000 employees. http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202GeneralDynamics_Created_20091027.pdf
According to the most recent data from the Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), General Dynamics is just one of hundreds of corporate giants that are currently receiving federal small business contracts from the Obama Administration.
Since 2003, twenty-five federal investigations have uncovered the diversion of billions of dollars a month in federal small business contracts to corporate giants. http://www.asbl.com/documentlibrary.html In Report 5-15, the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) referred to the issue as, "One of the most important challenges facing the Small Business Administration and the entire Federal government today." http://www.asbl.com/documents/05-15.pdf As recently as October 16, the SBA OIG listed the issue as the SBA's top management challenge for the fifth consecutive year.
http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/oig_reports_tmc_fy10.pdf
The American Small Business League (ASBL) has estimated that every year more than $100 billion in federal small business contracts are diverted away from legitimate small businesses and into the hands of some of the largest corporations in the world. The most recent data released by the Obama Administration indicates that firms counted as small businesses included: Xerox, Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, British Aerospace (BAE), Ssangyong Corporation headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and Finmeccanica SpA, which is located in Italy with 73,000 employees.
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20090806BechtelSB_DOE.pdf
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202Xerox_Created_20091002.pdf
During the 2008 presidential election cycle, President Barack Obama promised to address these abuses when he stated, "Small businesses are the backbone of our nation's economy and we must protect this great resource. It is time to end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants." Yet to date, President Obama has failed to adopt any policy or legislation to honor that promise. http://www.barackobama.com/2008/02/26/the_american_small_business_le.php
The ASBL maintains that stopping the diversion of federal small business contracts to large corporations alone would serve as a greater economic stimulus than anything proposed to date.
In May of 2009, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-4-GA) introduced H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act. If passed the bill would halt the flow of federal small business contracts to large businesses and redirect more than $100 billion a year in federal infrastructure spending to legitimate small businesses. Although the bill has bipartisan support with 19 co-sponsors, to date President Obama has refused to endorse the legislation.
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Contact:
Christopher Gunn
Communications Director
American Small Business League
cgunn@asbl.com
(707) 789-9575
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Obama Ignores Simple Solution to Job Creation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2009
Petaluma, Calif. - In February of 2008, then Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised to, "end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants." Yet to date President Obama has failed to honor that promise in the face of double-digit unemployment and current legislation in Congress that would solve the problem.
http://www.barackobama.com/2008/02/26/the_american_small_business_le.php
H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 would immediately stop the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants, and redirect billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds to small businesses in the middle class economy. Congressman Hank Johnson (D-4-GA) introduced the bill in May of 2009. To date the bill has 18 co-sponsors.
In January of 2009, Dr. Laura Tyson, Chair of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration, acknowledged that directing federal infrastructure funds to small businesses would be the most effective way to stimulate the economy and job growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, small businesses are responsible for more than 97 percent of net new jobs. http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200708/data.html
Since 2003, twenty-five federal investigations have uncovered the diversion of billions of dollars a month in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 corporations and other clearly large firms. Since taking office, Obama officials have given small business contracts to firms like Bechtel, Xerox and General Dynamics. http://www.asbl.com/documents/20090806BechtelSB_DOE.pdf
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202Xerox_Created_20091002.pdf
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202GeneralDynamics_Created_20091027.pdf
The ASBL has estimated that if passed, H.R. 2568 would redirect more than $100 billion a year in government contracts to small businesses in the middle class economy. Following the 2008 presidential election, President Obama's transition team estimated that every billion dollars spent on federal infrastructure projects would create 40,000 jobs. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/us/politics/07radio.html?fta=y
"It is hard to believe that President Obama cares about small businesses when his administration is giving billions of dollars a month in small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms," ASBL President Lloyd Chapman said. "President Obama could honor his promise to end these abuses by supporting H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act. Passage of H.R. 2568 would provide a more significant boost to the economy than any policy or legislation proposed to date, and create millions of new jobs."
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Contact:
Christopher Gunn
Communications Director
American Small Business League
cgunn@asbl.com
(707) 789-9575
December 7, 2009
Petaluma, Calif. - In February of 2008, then Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised to, "end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants." Yet to date President Obama has failed to honor that promise in the face of double-digit unemployment and current legislation in Congress that would solve the problem.
http://www.barackobama.com/2008/02/26/the_american_small_business_le.php
H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 would immediately stop the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants, and redirect billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds to small businesses in the middle class economy. Congressman Hank Johnson (D-4-GA) introduced the bill in May of 2009. To date the bill has 18 co-sponsors.
In January of 2009, Dr. Laura Tyson, Chair of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration, acknowledged that directing federal infrastructure funds to small businesses would be the most effective way to stimulate the economy and job growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, small businesses are responsible for more than 97 percent of net new jobs. http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200708/data.html
Since 2003, twenty-five federal investigations have uncovered the diversion of billions of dollars a month in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 corporations and other clearly large firms. Since taking office, Obama officials have given small business contracts to firms like Bechtel, Xerox and General Dynamics. http://www.asbl.com/documents/20090806BechtelSB_DOE.pdf
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202Xerox_Created_20091002.pdf
http://www.asbl.com/documents/20091202GeneralDynamics_Created_20091027.pdf
The ASBL has estimated that if passed, H.R. 2568 would redirect more than $100 billion a year in government contracts to small businesses in the middle class economy. Following the 2008 presidential election, President Obama's transition team estimated that every billion dollars spent on federal infrastructure projects would create 40,000 jobs. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/us/politics/07radio.html?fta=y
"It is hard to believe that President Obama cares about small businesses when his administration is giving billions of dollars a month in small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms," ASBL President Lloyd Chapman said. "President Obama could honor his promise to end these abuses by supporting H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act. Passage of H.R. 2568 would provide a more significant boost to the economy than any policy or legislation proposed to date, and create millions of new jobs."
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Contact:
Christopher Gunn
Communications Director
American Small Business League
cgunn@asbl.com
(707) 789-9575
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