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Editor's note: This article was originally published on the Small Business Administration's website.

Women-owned small businesses will have greater access to federal contracting opportunities as a result of changes included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program.

Editor's Note: This article was originally posted on the Small Business Administration's website.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the White House’s Presidential Innovation Fellows, today launched a “beta” (pilot) version of RFP-EZ, a new online marketplace that streamlines the government contracting process, making it simpler for small businesses to find and bid on low-dollar contracts from federal agencies. 

New funding opportunity targets the "best and brightest" of the solar community.

Americans in all 50 states can honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., though living out his values of service, care for your neighbor, and social justice. This is a way, as many have said, to “celebrate the man whose dream celebrates us all”. Continuing a tradition he started at his first inauguration in 2009, President Obama is calling on Americans to participate in the National Day of Service on Saturday, January 19th, 2013.

In honor of National Mentoring Month and the 57th Presidential Inauguration, the Departments of Energy, Transportation, Labor, Education, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Personnel Management, and Corporation for National and Community Service invite you to the STEM and Mentoring Open House.

Editor's Note: This was originally published on the EERE news website here.

Are you an undergradutate student interested in a career in nuclear or radiochemistry? From now until February 1, 2013, applications are open for the Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer School Program, which places curious and highly motivated students with strong science backgrounds in a six-week course in California or New York. If selected, you can receive an all-expense paid opportunity to study nuclear and radiochemistry, earning credit hours along the way from either  San Jose State University or SUNY-Stony Brook.  Selected students also receive a stipend of $4,000.

Editor's Note: This blog was originally posted on OSTI's blog.

NNSA and MOX Services are committed to increasing the contracting opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses, and the 9,683 subcontracts they have awarded to small businesses total approximately $860M.

Our Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program offers intensive ten-week internships for talented undergraduate and graduate students to jumpstart their careers and develop their potential for future opportunities within the federal government. Students work side-by-side with leading scientists, engineers, and other top professionals at our headquarters and National Laboratories to develop career skills and enhance leadership capabilities.

Apply today: http://minorityinternships.energy.gov/