Veterans are entitled to have the laws that Congress passes interpreted correctly. The Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States case, set to be heard by the Supreme Court on February 22, 2016, will determine whether veteran-owned businesses will have the full extent of federal protections Congress intended when it passed the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (2006 Veterans Act).

The 2006 Veterans Act was meant to broaden opportunities for veterans to do business with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Recognizing the unique sacrifices veterans make, and the unique challenges they face upon returning from duty, Congress established a mechanism for competitive bidding before a single government department. Congress enacted the 2006 Veterans Act, and its provision targeted the VA, because prior attempts to bolster veteran-owned small business contracting — by attempting to enhance the awareness of government contracting officers and leverage their discretion — had fallen unacceptably short.