SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced a comprehensive audit of the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. While the full scope and implications are still unfolding, it’s crucial for participants, applicants,...more
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On July 9, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) provided notice of a 30-day comment period for proposed regulations designed to modernize its acquisition process. This is a critical window for small businesses to directly...more
Join host Chris White in the latest episode of CHPS of Insight as he speaks with Ron Sullivan, a Senior Counsel in Clark Hill's Government Contracts practice and a Senior Director of Clark Hill Public Strategies. Ron shares...more
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule on Oct. 16, which became effective on Nov. 16, consolidating the 8(a) Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program. The...more
In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), Congress enacted the U.S....more
As stated in our prior legal alert, on July 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee enjoined the U.S. Small Business Administration from using a rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in...more
On July 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee found unconstitutional the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program regulations which establish a rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for...more