The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced that it exceeded its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for the 2020-2021 fiscal year ending on September 30, 2021. Th...

Published Dec 10, 2021

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a final rule on September 10, 2021 clarifying how contracting officers should evaluate a "good faith effort" (GFE) made by a prime contractor to comply with a smal...

Published Nov 24, 2021

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Frederick have approved municipal legislation which will create Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) program complete with contract participation goals and a Small B...

Published Nov 24, 2021

United States Representatives Trey Hollingsworth and Frank Mrvan, both of Indiana, have introduced a congressional bill, H.R.5953, which would raise the current federal contracting participation goal for Service-Disabled V...

Published Nov 17, 2021

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman has announced that the county will begin a disparity study into the contract awards it makes. Specifically, the study will examine if there are disparities in awards made to minority...

Published Nov 08, 2021

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has announced that it will launch a new fund for the benefit of minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs) t...

Published Nov 02, 2021

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has released the annual Making the Grade report for fiscal year 2021. The report is issued by his office and grades City agencies according to their utilization of minority- and ...

Published Oct 20, 2021

The California state legislature has recently passed a bill, Assembly Bill 1574, which authorizes certain parties to bring a civil action for violations in which it has been fraudulently represented that a certified disabl...

Published Oct 14, 2021

The City of Gainesville is conducting a disparity study into conditions for minority and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) that do business or attempt to do business with the City. The findings of the study, should ...

Published Oct 06, 2021

Two bills have recently been introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature which would assist minority, women and veteran-owned small businesses (also referred to as small, diverse businesses, or SDBs) in state and municipal ...

Published Oct 05, 2021

Los Angeles County is expanding its Community Business Enterprise (CBE) program to include a certification for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQQ) business owners, for businesses at least 51...

Published Oct 05, 2021

The St. Petersburg City Council has recently reviewed the results of a disparity study that was commissioned in 2018. The study examined the experiences of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in City contracting b...

Published Sep 27, 2021

King County, in partnership with the Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE), is implementing a Fast Track Small Contractor and Supplier certification program for minority and woman-own...

Published Sep 21, 2021

UPDATE 9/09/21 - The mayor and aldermen of Frederick were briefed on remedies to the findings of the disparity study. As mentioned in part below, the recommendations include adding a full-time employee ove...

Published Sep 16, 2021

The City of Chicago has extended its set-aside program for minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) through December of 2027. The rationale for the extension is built on a recent disparity study conducted by the City, ...

Published Sep 14, 2021