The end of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is getting closer. The DBE program presumes women and minority-owned firms are disadvantaged and sets goals for them...more
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, 600 U.S. 181 (2023) (SFFA), which limits the reach of race-based affirmative action programs in...more
11/30/2023
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Constitutional Challenges ,
DBE Program ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Minority Business Enterprise Program ,
Public Projects ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced that it will offer more low-cost flexible financing for both transit and Transit Oriented Development projects under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance...more
11/9/2022
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Transit Administration ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Loans ,
Project Finance ,
Public Projects ,
Public Transit ,
TIFIA ,
Urban Planning & Development