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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Last month, the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs presented U.S. Transportation Command with the 2012 Director's Award at an awards ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., in conjunction with the DoD Small Business Training conference.
The Director's award is presented to defense agencies that rate in the top third among their peers in achieving their annual small business contracting goal. USTRANSCOM exceeded the DoD/OSBP assigned Small Business goal of 5.18 percent, achieving 6.2 percent.
“As DoD leadership often notes, small businesses are critical to our nation’s economic and military strength,” said Nick Weiss, director, USTRANSCOM Office of Small Business Programs. “Not only do they produce jobs, they provide innovative solutions for the warfighter.”
Continues Weiss, “This award is a first for USTRANSCOM and recognizes the command’s persistence, determination, vision, leadership and commitment to promote small business participation and opportunity in all our TCAQ acquisitions.”
Peg Nigra, U.S. Transportation Command staff historian, was reminded of the meaning of Memorial Day recently when she talked to a woman handing out poppies made by veterans at the local food store the other day.
The St. Louis Federal Executive Board recognized five U.S. Transportation Command individuals and the Acquisition directorate team at the board’s Excellence in Government and Combined Federal Campaign awards ceremony held May 9 in St. Louis.
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