There is question if the administration will simply remove contracts from the program, or potentially move to end the program ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the SBA 8(a) program to curb fraud in defense contracting.

Program is shrinking as compliance rules reshape who can access federal contracts, raising questions about opportunity and ...

On January 16, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War will be conducting a comprehensive ...

Experts say claims of widespread fraud of the 8(a) program are unfounded and the ongoing audits run counter to the goal of expanding the industrial base.

The Small Business Administration is giving 8(a) companies, which failed to meet its deadline to submit financial data, 45 ...

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), the program provides eligible small businesses with access to ...

The reviews will start with sole-source contracts, which accounted for $9.7 billion of DOD’s 8 (a) awards in the government's ...

The SBA issued broad document requests to all 4,300 8(a) contractors, with a deadline of Jan. 5, 2026. The SBA’s request is not routine and was issued with the intent of aggressively identifying fraud ...

Until recently, the Air Force struggled to meet SBA “negotiated” small business goals (SBA Agency Small Business Contracts Data), but there have been steady improvements due to a number of factors, ...

On May 2, 2025, in Size Appeal of Bowhead Enterprise, Science, and Technology, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6352, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) ruled that for ...