On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation published its Final Rule to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) programs. The Final Rule is the most ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule that eliminated the decades long presumption that women- and minority-owned businesses automatically qualify under a “presumed ...

States including Virginia are responding to changes by the U.S. Department of Transportation that removed the presumption ...

SEPTA’s DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) Program Office hosted a workshop for all certified and prospective DBEs and SBEs to learn how to remain compliant when receiving federal funds. This ...

Some businesses led by women and minorities are sounding the alarm after a federal court last fall temporarily blocked a program meant to prevent discrimination in government-funded transportation ...

A major government contractor is expanding access to disadvantaged small businesses to get federal work–everything from airport concessions to traffic management systems. The Department of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking that Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Tim Gatz to seek a waiver in awarding contracts ...

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