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

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 days to appeal their suspension.

In July 2025, the agency rescinded the independent 8 (a) contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after a DOJ investigation uncovered a $550 million bribery ...

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

The Defense Department is joining several other agencies in a top-to-bottom review of 8(a) small business contracts. In a video posted Friday to X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday the Pentagon is launching a sweeping crackdown on a little-known federal ...

Small businesses in territories like Guam run the risk of losing defense contracting opportunities if their unique economic ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is moving full steam ahead with its promised 8(a) Program Audit. The 8(a) Program is designed to help small and disadvantaged businesses compete in the federal ...

The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, aimed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners access federal contracting opportunities, has ...

“We’re actually taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the social media site X recently. “A program that few people ...