§ 2. FINDINGS.

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“Congress finds that— small business participation in the Federal marketplace is key to ensuring a strong industrial base; the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 ( Public Law 100–656 ) [see Tables for classification] sets forth the requirement for the President to establish Government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses; each year, the Small Business Administration works with each Federal agency to set their respective contracting goals and publishes a scorecard to ensure that the total of all Federal agency goals meets the required targets for the Federal Government; the Department has received among the highest scorecard letter grades 10 years in a row and is the largest Federal agency to have such a track record; in virtually every segment of the economy of the United States, including the homeland security community, there are small businesses working to support the mission and playing a critical role in delivering efficient and innovative solutions to the acquisition needs of the Federal Government; the Procurement Innovation Lab of the Department— is aimed at experimenting with innovative acquisition techniques across the Homeland Security Enterprise; provides a forum to test new ideas, share lessons learned, and promote best practices; fosters cultural changes that promote innovation and managed risk taking through a continuous cycle of testing, obtaining feedback, sharing information, and retesting where appropriate; and aims to make the acquisition process more smooth and innovative within the construct of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for both the Federal Government and contractors; and despite progress in the adoption of new and better business practices by many Federal agencies, the overall adoption of modernized business practices and advanced technologies across the Federal Government remains slow and uneven.

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