Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
Construction Webinar Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: What Large and Small Construction Contractors Need to Know
In 2022, Christian Bruckner and his company, Project Management Corporation, sued the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division). The plaintiffs claimed that the...more
I receive a lot of questions about Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and/or Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certifications and how a business can get certified. One of the questions...more
If you are a woman or minority owned business (WBE or MBE) you may have also been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the...more
Has your business applied for certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the state’s certification program)? Are you wondering...more
Last week, the Third Circuit issued a decision that could have major ramifications for sentencing in federal fraud cases. United States v. Nagle dealt with a fraud perpetrated against the Department of Transportation’s...more
The Massachusetts Attorney General is taking action to ensure that general contractors working on public construction are complying with state requirements to use DBE/MBE subcontractors....more
A federal court has ruled that the section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (SBA) – the statutory basis for the so-called “8(a) program” administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) – is generally...more