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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

"I'd hate to see the baby thrown out with the bathwater," one executive said of the Trump administration's scrutiny of ...

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

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

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

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 ...