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.

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 ...

The Small Business Administration is giving 8(a) companies, which failed to meet its deadline to submit financial data, 45 days to appeal their suspension.

On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a program-wide data call (Data Call) to all 8(a) Business Development ...

On January 16, 2026, the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on social media announcing that the Department of War ...

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

The Defense Department is joining several other agencies in a top-to-bottom review of 8(a) small business contracts. In a video posted Friday to X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday the Pentagon is launching a sweeping crackdown on a little-known federal ...

Small businesses in territories like Guam run the risk of losing defense contracting opportunities if their unique economic ...

The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Indigenous Prosperity (AIP), a new coalition committed to protecting economic opportunities for Tribal Nations and Indigenous ...

“We’re actually taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the social media site X recently. “A program that few people ...