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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 -

SBA Proposes Rule That Will Change M&A Landscape for Small Business, Recertifications to Impact Award Eligibility

Maynard Nexsen on 9/17/2024

The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule that changes the effect of a concern's size recertification following mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") activity. Notably, the proposed rule is...more

SBA Proposes to Amend its Negative Control Rule, Which Could Have Major Implications for Small Businesses and Minority Shareholder

Maynard Nexsen on 9/13/2024

Recently, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule, which could significantly alter the status quo for permissible negative control. Impacted small businesses and their minority shareholders and...more

SBICCT Initiative Adds New Tool to Drive Innovation

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 9/12/2024

The Department of Defense (DoD) has long searched for ways to foster innovation in the defense industrial base by harnessing US comparative advantages like our capital markets and American technological innovation...more

The PPP Turns Four: Lessons Learned and What Lies Ahead

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/11/2024

Four years ago this month, lenders began dispersing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in what would become the largest Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program in history. The SBA approved...more

Executive Order 14410: An Artificial Intelligence Odyssey

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 2/29/2024

What do you think is going to be scarier—artificial intelligence (AI) or the government’s effort to regulate AI? On October 30, 2023, the White House issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14410, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy...more

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2024

DirectEmployers Association on 1/3/2024

This is a Special Two-Week Edition of the DirectEmployers Week In Review (for the period December 19,,2023 through January 1, 2024). DE publishes this Special Edition each year at this time to report what you missed when so...more

Size Protest Amendments to the FAR Are Coming

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/11/2023

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made multiple changes to its regulations over the last decade, including final rules published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2013 (78 FR 61113), October 16, 2020 (85 FR...more

SBA Releases Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda: The Economic Impact on Small Business Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2023

On July 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda (Agenda) summarizing nine current and projected rulemakings. Notably, the SBA identified these rules as likely to have a...more

The Week in Weed: July 2023 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/14/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia – each state is in a different place and heading in a...more

SBA Series: Bona Fide Place of Business Requirements

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 5/8/2023

On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more

OFCCP Week In Review - December 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 12/19/2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022: USDOL ALJ Approved Consent Decree in Long-Running OFCCP Action Against Convergys - In July, Secretary Walsh Intervened to Order Contractor’s Compliance with Document Demands - U.S. Department...more

SBA Enlarges Small Business Pool through New Rule Change

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/27/2022

On June 6, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule modifying its methodology for calculating the size of small businesses using an employee-based size standard and authorizes businesses participating...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, May 21, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/23/2022

The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a communique on the results of their May 18-20 Meeting in Petersburg, Germany....more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, May 19, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/19/2022

Congress - U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Small Business - Committee Holds Hearing on Oversight of SBA Office in Charge of Loan Programs...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2015 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/22/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DoD Issues Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - The Department of Defense (DoD) published the semiannual agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement-related, for public...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2015 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/27/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DoD Published Competition Report for 2nd Quarter of FY 2015 - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued the Competition Report for the 2nd quarter for fiscal year 2015. The report identifies...more

Legislative and Regulatory Update for Small Businesses

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/13/2015

In This Presentation: - Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program - Joint Venture Changes - Kingdomware Decision - Changes to Limitations on Subcontracting - Rotech Decision -...more

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