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 ...

Federal contractors and subcontractors have faced a year of changing expectations, making compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws challenging and unpredictable. From ...

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 ...

Organizations that work with the U.S. government must adhere to strict procedures covering procurement protocols, nondiscrimination policies, and rigorous cybersecurity. That’s because working with ...

Secretary of War Hegseth announced that his department is "taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government—the 8(a) program." (Source: X @SecWar) On January 16, 2026, ...

The rulebook governing federal procurement runs to thousands of pages, and it changes every year. The Federal Acquisition Regulation, the foundational text for U.S. government contracting, spans ...

Summary: A recent settlement involving IBM has drawn broad attention across the federal contracting community, drawing ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at companies that are federal contractors. While contractors are already subject to anti ...

Ashley Romanias, former head of the Department of Labor’s contractor anti-bias office, will join the Pension Benefit Guaranty ...

Compliance officers at federal contractors are in for a rude awakening, thanks to a crackdown on pay discrimination practices that threatens to drastically expand the scope of compensation audits. The ...