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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

USDOT Set to Overhaul DBE Program

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 4/24/2024

On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation published its Final Rule to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) programs. The Final Rule is the most significant overhaul to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2024 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/23/2024

General Services Administration (GSA) Final Rule: GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Removing Small Disadvantaged Business Program Requirements to Align with the FAR - On February 15, GSA published a Final Rule amending...more

Department of Transportation Launches the Access to Capital Initiative

Foley Hoag LLP on 10/19/2023

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Transportation (DoT) announced the rollout of the Access to Capital Initiative (ACI), a joint effort between the SBA and DoT to help...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2022 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/28/2022

SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program - As PilieroMazza noted, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact...more

Hurricane Ian Federal Disaster Recovery Funding

Adams and Reese LLP on 10/6/2022

On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian, a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping 140mph and a storm surge of up to 18 feet made landfall on the western coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, Florida. The following day,...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/18/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA HUBZone “Legacy Employee” Grace Period Ends: 3 Changes Affecting Recertification in 2022, February 14, 2022 - As part of sweeping changes to the HUBZone rules in the 2019 Final Rule, SBA...more

Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2021

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

All Is Not Forgiven: PPP Forgiveness And Credits

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 4/1/2021

On March 23, 2021, The House Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a remote hearing titled: “The Interaction Between the Paycheck Protection Program and Federal Acquisition Regulations: What It...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: May 2020 #4

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/14/2020

Today’s federal government activity in response to COVID-19 includes House Democrats’ release of their Heroes Act as well as the following other developments: Congress - Today, House Democrats unveiled their $3 trillion...more

COVID-19 Washington Update: April 2020 #15

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/1/2020

Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19 include additional details on President Trump’s Tuesday evening Executive Order on meat and poultry processors....more

COVID-19 Washington Update: April 2020 #13

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/29/2020

Following is an update on COVID-19-related federal government actions since our last update. Congress - Congress remains in recess, with both chambers scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, May 4; today, both...more

COVID-19 Policy Update #5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/22/2020

Senate Considers Phase 3, Aims for Passage As Soon As Possible - With more states issuing orders for residents to stay at home and businesses to close, the Senate failed to agree to a procedural motion on Phase 3 of the...more

Long Awaited Changes to WOSB/EDWOSB Regulations Expected This Summer

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 2/4/2020

Big news for women-owned businesses! It’s certainly been a long time coming, but self-certification for women-owned small businesses is finally on its way out. For those of you unfamiliar with this issue, here’s a little...more

Navigating Your DBE Certification

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/16/2017

The Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Disadvantage Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program is not as well-known as the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) 8(a) and other small business programs, but it offers an...more

Making the Most of Your Minority-Owned Business Status

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/5/2015

Congratulations! You’re already successfully operating your business as a small disadvantaged business in accordance with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations, perhaps as a part of SBA’s 8(a) Business...more

More Federal Money for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/21/2015

As reported by Industry Week, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce recently announced that 12 additional communities will receive designations under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2014

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/6/2014

DoD Issues Final Rule to Amend DFARS Limitations on Use of Cost- Reimbursement Line Items (DFARS Case 2013-D016) - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition...more

A Boost for Entrepreneurs: Minority-, Women- and Veteran-owned Businesses

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/19/2014

Recognizing that our country -- our “team,” if you will -- is stronger when all our players are on the field and playing to their full potential, our federal and some state governments have developed programs to help...more

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