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SBA yanks small business information from Web site

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Federal contracting watchdogs say the Small Business Administration's decision this week to delete key company data from a public website has stymied their efforts to try to catch large firms soaking up billions in contracts earmarked for small businesses.

At issue is the Central Contractor Registry website where companies that want to do business with the government are required to post profiles, including employee size and annual revenue.

On Tuesday the SBA pulled the size data, citing privacy concerns.

Published Monday, December 18, 2006 3:56 PM by JoelCampbell

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