On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued policy guidance indicating that it will administer its 8(a) business development program on a strictly neutral basis going ...

Action is Latest in Sweeping Effort to Dismantle DEI, Expose Fraud, and Restore Integrity to Federal Contracting ...

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

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

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

The Native Hawaiian Organizations Association is urging President Donald Trump’s administration to distinguish between “isolated allegations” about the Small Business Administration’s program aimed at ...

In July 2025, the agency rescinded the independent 8 (a) contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after a DOJ investigation uncovered a $550 million bribery ...

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

Action is Latest in Year-Long Effort to Dismantle DEI Discrimination, Expose Fraud, and Restore Fairness in Federal Contracting WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small ...

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