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Potential Impacts of Trump’s DEI Executive Order on SBAs, Alaska Native Corporations, ‎and Tribes

On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The order states that it ends “all discriminatory and illegal preferences,...more

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ANC Shareholder Preferences Should Continue Despite Executive Order Revoking Affirmative Action and DEI Initiatives in Federal...

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Alaska Native Corporations have been legally permitted to preferentially hire their shareholders based on a 1992 amendment to a federal statute enacted in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act – Section 1626(g). In other...more

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OHA Confirms Key Affiliation Protections for Tribal Businesses

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On November 15, 2024, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed the Area Office’s finding that a tribal-owned company was small due to the affiliation exceptions for tribal-owned...more

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The Continuing Saga of 8(a) Social Disadvantage Eligibility

In what is quickly becoming an epic saga centered around the repercussions from the Ultima Servs. case, 8(a) program participants should have received a direct communication from the Small Business Administration (SBA) on...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Election Law Restriction for ANCs to Remember

As Alaska’s special election to replace U.S. Congressman Don Young heats up, it is important to remember there are election law restrictions and requirements that apply to Alaska Native Corporations. For example, there are...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Significant U.S. Small Business Administration Regulatory Changes Take Effect November 16, 2020

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule on Oct. 16, 2020, consolidating its Mentor-Protégé programs and making several potentially significant changes to other aspects of SBA's government contracting...more

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Alberta's Site Rehabilitation Program Enters Period 4

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On August 7, 2020, the Government of Alberta launched Period 4 of the Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP) and released further details about the SRP, including information about the submission process for abandonment work and...more

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SBA Proposes Combining 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program with the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program, As Well As Extensive Changes to 8(a)...

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On November 8, 2019, the Small Business Administration published a proposed rule to combine the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé Program with the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program. 84 Fed. Reg. 60,846 (Nov. 8,...more

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Once 8(a) Competitive, Not Always 8(a) Competitive

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Unlike other sole source authorities for small business programs, such as that recently granted to the WOSB program via the 2015 NDAA, a recent decision from GAO confirms that the sole source authority given to the 8(a)...more

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House of Representatives Passes National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. Congressman Young’s amendment would replace Section 811 of the FY 2010, which introduced...more

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