Public discussion surrounding the Small Business Association’s 8(a) Business Development Program has increasingly drifted from fact and toward caricature. The program is often portrayed as a shortcut ...

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Workers at The Forge, an advanced manufacturing facility at the Army's Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, during a recent visit from Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy Michael ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from the 8(a) Business Development Program – representing ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Jan. 16 lambasted a decades-old contracting program that provides business opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses, calling it a breeding ground for ...

There is question if the administration will simply remove contracts from the program, or potentially move to end the program for good. The largest spender in the federal government procurement space ...

BRANCHVILLE, N.J., February 02, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGI) announced today that John J. Marchioni, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and ...

The Small Business Administration suspended more than 1,000 companies in the 8(a) program. SBA made the decision after it deemed those small businesses non-compliant with its financial data request ...