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SBA Suspends Over 1,000 8(a) Participants After Program-Wide Audit Data Request While DoW Announces Line-By-Line Review of All Small Business Awards Over $20 Million

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 1,091 participants in the 8(a) Business Development Program after concluding that ...
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SBA Issues Suspension Notices and New Formal Guidance Eliminating Race-Based Presumptions in its 8(a) Business Development Program

BD Program’s Jan. 19, 2026 Data‑Call deadline, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) began issuing Notices ...

1,000 Firms Out, 65 In: What’s Happening To The 8(a) Program?

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