WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46906) on Sept. 10, 2021, entitled "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program" by Robert Jay Dilger, American national government senior specialist: * * * SUMMARY The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Procurement Program is intended to provide SDVOSBs greater access to federal contracting opportunities. The program is designed to help federal agenc more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following article on Sept. 9, 2021, by Peter M. Dolkart: Rural Spotlight This post is part of our new Rural Spotlight series, where we explore solutions to the economic challenges faced by rural communities in the Fifth District. Introduction Poverty has remained persistently high in rural areas since the 1960s when these data were first officially tracked. According to estimates from the 2019 American Community  more PR