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| June 2, 2025 | White House Seeks to End Civil Rights Era DBE Program | The White House has formally moved to disassemble the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, a foundational affirmative action policy in transportation contracting, citing constit ...Read more |
| January 10, 2025 | Turner to Build $158m Emergency Center for California’s DGS | Turner Construction Company, the largest contractor in the United States, has secured a $158 million project to construct a state-of-the-art emerge ...Read more |
| November 15, 2024 | California’s DVBE Program is a Success Story | While the federal government’s Small Business Administration operates a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program, very few U.S. states have their own disabled veteran busine ...Read more |
| November 14, 2024 | Government Construction to be Impacted by Trump Election | As former President Donald Trump prepares for his return to office in 2025, the construction industry is watching closely to understand how his policies could affect the sector. His previous admini ...Read more |
| May 5, 2023 | Brookings Issues Study on Reforming Federal Procurement | The federal government spends $665 billion on goods and services annually from external vendors, accounting for 10% of its $6.5 trillion budget. A...Read more |
| March 28, 2023 | CAL FIRE Commits to DVBE and SBE procurement | CAL FIRE is ramping up efforts at working with local small businesses (SBEs) and disabled veteran ...Read more |
| March 17, 2023 | GSA Utilizing SDVOSBs in Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts | The US General Services Administration (GSA) reported that 45 contract holders had exercised the five-year option for the VETS 2 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract. This will enable government age ...Read more |
| February 16, 2023 | U.S. Cities Are Changing How They Do Procurement | The government is channeling billions of dollars yearly into public projects and upgrading physical and IT infrastructures. About one-third to one-half of the taxpayers' dollars are by city adminis ...Read more |
| January 19, 2023 | Procurement Officers Increasingly Source Small Biz | The U.S. federal government is taking a more and more proactive approach to facilitating equitable access to public projects and government dollars. The White House, as Contractor News has ...Read more |
| January 14, 2023 | M/WBEs Received $747m in Contracts with NYC Hospital System | There is an unprecedented effort by federal and state government agencies to provide equal opportunities to previously discriminated sections of society across the country and in various sectors. ...Read more |