For decades, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has awarded contracts to companies owned by women and certain minority ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) effective October 3, 2025, instituting an immediate and significant change for the qualification of women- and ...

The U.S. DOT moves to end its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, sparking concerns over impacts on minority ...

A new interim final rule for the 45-year-old initiative requires all current DBEs to be re-evaluated for certification ...

For those unfamiliar, DBE certification is a tool used extensively in federally assisted projects, roads, transit, and ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during an April 2022 event. Buttigieg's Dept. of Transportation has proposed the first rulemaking update to its DBE regulations since 2014. The U ...

The sudden change in DBE contracting rules has created uncertainty for both small firms and prime contractors that subcontract with them.

J&L Steel & Electrical Services, a woman-owned company in Hudson, Wis., has been certified as a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) for electrical products and services in Wisconsin. “This is an ...

The New Orleans office that determines whether firms seeking public contracts are truly “disadvantaged business enterprises” will unveil a new certification process in January that shortens the ...

For 25 years, WBK Engineering, a Bodwé Professional Services company, and recently certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) headquartered in St. Charles, has been more than a civil ...