WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41352) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Veterans Business Development Programs The SBA has supported training for veteran-owned small businesses since its formation as an agency. However, during the 1990s, some in Congress noted that a direct loan program for veterans was eliminated   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41352) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Department of Commerce Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs As mentioned, the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) provides training to minority business owners to assist them in o  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature: By Katie Lange Army Master Sgt. Charles E. Hosking Jr. was on his third deployment to Vietnam during his 24th year of service when he was killed in action saving his fellow Special Forces soldiers. He unhesitatingly gave his life for theirs, and for that, he earned the Medal of Honor. Hosking was born on May 12, 1924, in Ramsey, New Jersey, to Charles Sr. and Luella Hosking. He had a younger brother named Rob  more