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In a late Friday news dump, U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a short video on X (f/k/a Twitter) announcing that the Pentagon will be taking a " sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government—the 8(a) program." Effective immediately, the Pentagon will conduct a "line-by-line review" of all 8(a) sole source contracts over $20 million, "and we'll look at everything smaller than that, too." The watchword, according to Hegseth, is lethalit

For many small businesses, forming a joint venture ("JV") – as an "all small" or mentor-protégé JV – is a go-to strategy to secure...

The government's fiscal year ("FY") is coming to an end on September 30, which means the need for agencies to spend "use it or lose it"...

The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a final rule implementing new regulations regarding past performance ratings. ...

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") published a final rule that changes the lookback period for employee-based size...

On February 17, 2022, Maynard Shareholder Joshua Duvall testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural...

From January 31, 2022 to February 2, 2022, the National 8(a) Association will be holding its National 8(a) Small Business Conference at...

Oh, what a year 2021 has been – we navigated challenging waters (CIO-SP4 and the contractor vaccine mandate) and did our best to stay...

On November 19, 2021, Joshua Duvall will participate in a panel discussion for the American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract...

This week's Weekly Debrief covers DoD's CMMC 2.0 program, Gen. Nakasone's remarks on cyber deterrence, federal contractor vaccine...