Federal Contracts To Minority Firms Flat From: The Washington Post | Date: May 3, 2001| Author: Sara Kehaulani Goo | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The federal government dramatically increased its spending on government contracts over the past decade, but minority-owned firms did not share in that growth, according to a study to be released today by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

The value of federal contracts awarded to companies in the area increased 127 percent, to $28.6 billion, during that time, but the contract value issued to minority-owned firms remained flat, according to the study.

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