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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

Small Business Alert – Possible End for the Rule of Two?

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/30/2025

The federal government’s commitment to supporting small businesses through procurement remains strong, but the shape and scale of that support may soon look very different. In accordance with recent executive orders, sweeping...more

The Future of Small Business in Federal Contracting

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/26/2025

For over 60 years, the Small Business Administration has celebrated Small Business Week to highlight the contributions of small and medium-sized businesses to the national economy. The Trump Administration marked this year’s...more

The End of DEI Programs in Federal Contracting: Legal Implications for Government Contractors

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani on 5/23/2025

On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued initial guidance to implement the Executive Order Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs. ...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/23/2025

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Final Rule: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles - On May 12, the General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Department of Defense (DOD),...more

Trump DEI Executive Orders – Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/7/2025

On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump signed two executive orders focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” and EO...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2025

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/3/2025

SBA’s 180-Day Recertification Rule: Clarifying the Meaning of “Offer” in Size Determinations - In a recent decision by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), the Size Appeal of...more

New Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Critical Mineral Production

King & Spalding on 4/2/2025

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the Administration, and...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2025 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/27/2025

GSA to Oversee Federal Purchasing: A Step Toward Efficiency or a Challenge for Agencies and Contractors? On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order to consolidate federal procurement under the General...more

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production

Snell & Wilmer on 3/25/2025

On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing his administration to immediately implement measures bolstering the production of America’s critical minerals, including uranium, copper, potash,...more

False Claims Act Insights - Can DE&I Initiatives Lead to Potential False Claims Act Liability?

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/3/2025

Host Jonathan Porter welcomes to the show Michael Schrier, a Washington-based partner in Husch Blackwell’s Government Contracts practice, to discuss a recent executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump that could,...more

Will Trump Administration End Women and Minority-Owned Business Set Asides?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/31/2025

Last week’s revocation of federal affirmative action requirements was accompanied by a statement from the Trump administration stating its intent to eliminate any federal program that promotes DEI principles. ...more

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 1/29/2025

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

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Makes Important Changes To The Loan Program

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 6/8/2020

On June 5, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“PPP Flexibility Act”). Though several Senators had raised concerns about the House bill, ultimately the Senate passed the...more

COVID-19 Policy Update #21

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/26/2020

Leaders of Small Business Committee Reach Consensus on Bill to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Senate Fails to Clear Measure by Unanimous Consent as Phase 4 Negotiations Likely to Dominate June - Bipartisan leaders of the Senate...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - December 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/5/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - ...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- November 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/6/2019

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - Bloomberg Quotes PM Partner Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers - On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/23/2019

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - DoL Collected a Record Amount in Discrimination Settlements in Fiscal Year 2019 - According to Bloomberg Government, the Department of Labor (DoL) collected more than $27 million from federal...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/9/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors Under the Buy American Act on the Horizon - President Trump has made “buy American and hire American” a...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- July 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/24/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 - On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more

SBA Seeks Comments on Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2017

On August 15, 2017, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a request for information (“RFI”) seeking input from the public as to which SBA regulations should be repealed, replaced, or modified because they...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/6/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order requiring for every one new federal...more

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