Small Biz Trends has a great post on the benefits of working with subcontractors.  As a company that, amongst other areas, specializes in staffing, AGi would especially agree with the first two points.  The third can be more challenging depending on the training involved, but is certainly workable.

1. Cost-Effective Help

2. Specialized Assistance

3. Busy-Season Boost

And they talk about some pointers for getting started:

1. Find the Right Fit

2. Create an Agreement

3. Consider a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

4. Follow Hiring, Tax Reporting and Labor Requirements

Head over to Small Biz Trends for the full story.

Small Biz Trends wrote a short piece highlighting two new pieces of veteran specific legislation.  U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently introduced the Veteran Entrepreneurship Act and the Veterans Hiring Act, the former of which will lower the cost of Small Business Administration loan programs for military veterans trying to start their own businesses, while the latter will provide tax incentives for businesses hiring veterans.

More information about the prospective laws here.

24th Annual Government Procurement Conference Spotlights VA Construction Industry in an Opportunity Showcase
Date:	April 16, 2014, 8:00am - 4:00pm (EDT)
Location:	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001
POC:	Attendee POC:  George Hall, (800) 878-2940 ext. 208 Exhibitor POC:  Victoria Berg, (800) 878-2940 ext. 283 VA OSDBU POC:  Direct Connect Representative, (202) 461-4300
Synopsis:	The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will provide access to Program Decision Makers (PDMs) from VA’s Office of Construction and Facility Management, VA’s Veterans Health Administration Program Director of Construction and Engineering Operations and have special guests from the District of Columbia Director’s Office of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Procurement.  This event features Robert Capers, Director of Architect-Engineering & Construction Contracting Policy Service, Renee Tietjen, Senior Architect, Building Information Model Program Manager, and Ed Litvin, Director of Construction and Engineering Operations, Veterans Health Administration.  Limited seating is available.  Register at www.fbcinc.com/procurement

“You have to understand risk and the data you’re dealing with,” Bennett said at a Nextgov event. “As you look at those things, you have to ask questions like, ‘What controls do I have in place?,’” [he] added.

David Bennett, Defense Information Systems Agency Chief Information Officer, on the subject of approving critical data migrating to the cloud.