Opinion

SBA Reforms 8(a) Business Development Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting

In July 2025, the agency rescinded the independent 8 (a) contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after a DOJ investigation uncovered a $550 million bribery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

1,000 Firms Out, 65 In: What’s Happening To The 8(a) Program?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program has long served as one ...
JD Supra

8(a) Federal Contracting Program: What Veteran Business Owners Need to Know About Potential Changes

If you’re a veteran small business owner interested in working with the federal government, you are likely familiar with the 8(a) program through the U.S. Small Business Administration. If you’re not ...
The Business Journals

SBA makes sweeping change to 8(a) program after court ruling

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The SBA's 8(a) program is making ...
JD Supra

Here Comes the Boom: SBA Proposes New 8(a) “Social Disadvantage” Test

On June 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a much-anticipated proposed rule aimed at overhauling the 8(a) Business ...
Yahoo Finance

Feds propose upending 8(a) program but say it won't impact big Alaska firms

Jun. 11—The Trump administration said Thursday that it wants to drastically change how the Small Business Administration treats race and ethnicity in a major program geared toward minority-owned ...
Washington Technology

8(a) program faces unprecedented pressure from Trump administration attacks

Companies in the 8(a) small business contracting program are facing unprecedented pressure as the Trump administration paints it as rife with corruption and a bastion of illegal diversity, equity, and ...