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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 -

The Company You Keep: FCA Investigations of 8(a) Program Contractors

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/12/2024

Federal government contracts are routinely awarded to companies supplying goods and services to U.S. government agencies. According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2023, the federal government committed about $759...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/27/2022

On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the 8(a) Business Development program. Scattered throughout the Rule are various...more

Long Awaited Changes to WOSB/EDWOSB Regulations Expected This Summer

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 2/4/2020

Big news for women-owned businesses! It’s certainly been a long time coming, but self-certification for women-owned small businesses is finally on its way out. For those of you unfamiliar with this issue, here’s a little...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/10/2019

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY - PilieroMazza hosted a dynamic conference on June 5, 2019 entitled “Gaining a Competitive Edge through Cyber, Data, & Personnel Security.” Nearly 100 attendees (federal contractors and their...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/20/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION - U.S. Supreme Court – According to Law360, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the “government knowledge” statute of limitations applies in False Claims Act cases regardless of...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2017 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/31/2017

CAPITOL HILL - House Small Business Committee letter requesting update to Small Business Tax - This week, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) sent a letter with Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/16/2017

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program NAICS Code Updates - The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has updated the North American Industry Classification System...more

The FCA Impact Of DOJ’s Increased Focus on Small Business

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/29/2015

In 2014, the Small Business Administration reported that almost a quarter of approximately $367 billion of eligible funding for small business contracting, or roughly $91.7 billion, was awarded to small businesses as prime...more

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