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

In a sweeping and unprecedented enforcement action, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has dramatically escalated its ...

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

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the SBA 8(a) program to curb fraud in defense contracting.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 1,091 participants in the 8(a) Business Development Program after concluding that ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

These companies now have until Feb. 19 to submit financial records, but their reinstatement remains uncertain.

"The only companies getting $20M sole source awards.. are Alaska Native corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, tribally-owned organizations," Murphy said.

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