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Skills-Based Contracting Act Heads to Trump: Degree Requirements in Solicitations Would Need Written Justification

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GovConFeed – Federal contractors may soon find it easier to staff service contracts with people who lack a college degree, and contracting officers who want to keep a degree requirement will have to explain why in writing.

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Filed Under# agency-needs# apprenticeship# contracting-officers# education-requirements# federal-contracting# H.R. 5235# labor-categories# OMB-guidance# skills-based-contracting# written-justification
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