WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced a full-scale audit of the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program in response to a U.S.

US Sens. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaiʻi and Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to US Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, ...

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is intensifying her months-long campaign to root out what she characterizes as widespread fraud in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a) Business Development ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued letters to all contractors within the 8(a) Business Development Program, requiring them to ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business leaders across the country are joining the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in voicing support for the agency’s 8(a) Business Development ...

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration released interim guidance regarding the 8(a) Business Development Program in light of a United States District Court ruling in Ultima Servs. Corp. v.

The Small Business Administration will carry out an audit of its contracting program focused on small businesses with the 8(a) socioeconomic distinction. SBA’s Office of General Contracting and ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued letters to all contractors within the 8(a) Business Development Program, requiring them to produce financial records as part of a comprehensive ...