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GSA Underpaid Small Business Contractors, House Probe Finds

Federal Acquisition Service will pay $3 million in past guarantees. Read moreMay 16, 2013comments

“GSA’s case for canceling these contracts in terms of dollars saved did not account for paying some of these firms the $2,500 they would be owed under their contracts,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a statement. “GSA’s case for canceling these contracts in terms of dollars saved did not account for paying some of these firms the $2,500 they would be owed under their contracts,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a statement. Flickr user republicanconference
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