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

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.

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued policy guidance indicating that it will administer its 8(a) ...

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The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...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 move would bar small businesses with any amount of ownership from green card holders from applying for the agency’s most popular small business loan program.

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

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 ...

The latest directive, which takes effect in March, allows only U.S. citizens and nationals to seek government-guaranteed ...

Asheville's post-Helene Small Business Support Program could take its next step with the selection of organizations to ...