Understanding the SBA’s Proposed Changes to 8(a) Certification Requirements
Bob Gregg | 07.08.26
The current Administration is engaged in an effort to diminish or eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as they relate to traditional protected or disadvantaged groups, especially regarding gender, race, and national origin. The Small Business Administration Sec. 8(a) Disadvantaged Business program gave federal contracting opportunities to certain minority owned businesses; with a presumption that certain minorities qualified as disadvantaged. That is now changing.