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SBA Suspends Over 1,000 8(a) Firms from Program Following December Document Request

WASHINGTON — On Jan. 28, 2026 the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from the 8(a) Business Development Program – representing about 25% of all firms ...
The Business Journals

SBA issues wave of suspensions to companies in contracting program

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The suspended firms collectively ...
Washington Technology

SBA suspends 1,000 8(a) contractors for missing data submission deadline

With little fanfare, the Small Business Administration has suspended at least 1,000 contractors from the 8(a) program because they failed to submit data that SBA requested a month earlier. SBA said in ...
Homeland Security Today

SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance That Race-Based Discrimination is Not Tolerated in the 8(a) Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued formal guidance to SBA program officials reiterating, in alignment with policy changes implemented by Administrator Kelly Loeffler last year, ...
Yahoo Finance

SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance That Race-Based Discrimination is Not Tolerated in the 8(a) Program

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued formal guidance to SBA program officials reiterating, in alignment with policy changes ...
GovCon Wire

War Secretary Pete Hegseth Directs Review of SBA 8(a) Program Amid Fraud Concerns

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program, arguing that the long-running initiative has strayed from ...
Homeland Security Today

Hegseth Orders Pentagon Review of SBA 8(a) Contracting Program

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 Hill

Section 8 cuts would send shockwaves through the housing market

Our nation’s severe housing shortage is strangling local economies, impeding employers from recruiting and retaining talent and undermining the stability of cities, small towns and suburban areas ...
CNN

Air Force purchasing two 747-8 planes from Lufthansa to support future Air Force One program

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...
The Business Journals

SBA demands financial records of all 8(a) program participants amid fraud concerns

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min It's a new attempt from the ...
Gothamist

NYC officials say federal rental assistance payments will be delayed in December

The federal shutdown may be over, but it is still wreaking havoc on low-income New Yorkers. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development told the New York City Housing Authority and others ...