Women-Owned Small Businesses Snubbed by U.S. Energy Department
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The U.S. Energy Department is almost a blackout for women-owned small businesses.
Those companies attracted about 1 percent, or $305 million, of direct contracts in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 -- making the department the worst performer in that area among the top 10 federal contracting agencies, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.