Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX30) :: Press Release :: CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HOSTS GSA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT ARMEY AT WORKSHOP FOR DALLAS-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Proudly Representing the 30th District of Texas

	For Immediate Release
	Contact: Phoebe Silag
	Phone: (202) 225-8885
	May 2, 2008

	CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HOSTS GSA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT ARMEY AT WORKSHOP FOR DALLAS-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES
	*GSA Regional Administrator addresses 130+ North Texas small business owners on government procurement process*

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today hosted U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) Regional Administrator Scott Armey at a small business workshop at the Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development in Dallas. Owners of more than 130 Dallas-area small businesses attended the workshop, which was designed to train them in the GSA government procurement process.

"As a one-time small business owner, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be going through the procurement process, especially with the federal government," Congresswoman Johnson said. "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. In this time of economic uncertainty, I believe this workshop will benefit many small businesses in North Texas."

The General Service Administration is the primary acquisition agency and contractor for the federal government. It works with businesses to procure products, transportation and office space for federal employees. At the workshop, Armey outlined the procedures by which small businesses can find and apply for contracts with the federal government, and his staff held a match-making session with small business owners, identifying possible government contracts for each of the small businesses.

Herbert Austin, the director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s North Texas district office, was also in attendance at the sessions.

U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.

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