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.

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

Action is Latest in Year-Long Effort to Dismantle DEI Discrimination, Expose Fraud, and Restore Fairness in Federal ...

On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a formal request to all active participants in the 8(a) Business Development Program—approximately 4,300 firms. The directive ...

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

The Small Business Administration cites the guilty pleas of a former contracting officer and industry executives in a decades-long bribery scheme. The Small Business Administration will carry out an ...

The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, aimed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners access federal contracting opportunities, has ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced a full-scale audit of the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program in response to a U.S.

The Small Business Administration will carry out an audit of its contracting program focused on small businesses with the 8(a) socioeconomic distinction. SBA’s Office of General Contracting and ...