Program is shrinking as compliance rules reshape who can access federal contracts, raising questions about opportunity and ...

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from the 8(a) Business Development Program -- representing about 25% of all firms registered to participate ...

BD Program’s Jan. 19, 2026 Data‑Call deadline, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) began issuing Notices ...

The suspended firms collectively have received more than $5 billion in contracted work over the last four years, according to ...

On January 16, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War will be conducting a comprehensive ...

Experts say claims of widespread fraud of the 8(a) program are unfounded and the ongoing audits run counter to the goal of expanding the industrial base.

Recent SBA directives and statements by senior leaders suggest a fundamental shift in the viability and risk associated with the Small ...

Program is open to job creators of every race -- consistent with court orders, notices from the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ), and President Trump's broader effort to eliminate DEI across the ...

In addition to issuing the guidance, the SBA removed from its website the Biden-era “Guide for Demonstrating Social ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced a full-scale audit of the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program in response to a U.S.

The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced that she has directed the SBA's Office of General ...