A bill has been introduced in the House of the Washington State Legislature which, if passed, would revise the process for determining who is considered "socially disadvantaged" for the purposes of state bu...

Published Feb 17, 2026

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has announced that on Monday, February 16, 2026, the Wisconsin United Certification Program (UCP) will begin accepting applications for recertification for disadvan...

Published Feb 17, 2026

[NOTE: DBE GoodFaith received the text below from Clark Public Utilities. We are publishing it as-is on their behalf.]CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES NOTICE TO VENDORS...

Published Jan 05, 2026

[NOTE: DBE GoodFaith received the text below from Clark Public Utilities. We are publishing it as-is on their behalf.]CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES SMALL WORKS ROSTER &am...

Published Jan 05, 2026

Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina recently issued an executive order prohibiting State government agencies from considering race in procurement and contracting, including where such consideration is required ...

Published Dec 29, 2025

The Commissioners Court for Bexar County is currently considering a proposal under which the existing Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SMWBE) Program would be changed to a Small Busines...

Published Dec 29, 2025

The City Council for Orlando has voted to replace the City's Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program with a new Small and Local Business Enterprise Preference Program. The move comes amid concerns that re...

Published Dec 29, 2025

The Office of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has announced a restructuring of the state's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program under emergency rules, transforming the program into the new Ve...

Published Dec 04, 2025

The City of San Antonio has removed participation goals for minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) from its contracting procedures. The change was implemented through an order from the office of the City Manage...

Published Dec 01, 2025

The administration of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker of the City of Philadelphia has ceased the setting and pursuing of contract participation goals for minority, women, and disabled-owned enterprises, according to the Phi...

Published Nov 14, 2025

The Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program for the state of Texas has been frozen by order of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock. During the freeze, no new or renewed HUB certifications will be issued ...

Published Oct 31, 2025

The City Council for Frederick, Maryland has voted to adopt a participation goal for service-disabled veteran owned businesses (or SDVOBs) in the City's contracting. The new goal is in addition to the City'...

Published Oct 14, 2025

The Forth Worth City Council has voted to suspend its minority- and woman-owned business enterprise (MWBE) contracting program, and to institute in its place a new Small Business Development Program. The suspension o...

Published Oct 07, 2025

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) is currently being considered in the House and Senate. An amendment to the NDAA, entitled "Department of Defense Contracting Goals for Sm...

Published Oct 07, 2025

Mayor Cara Spencer of St. Louis has issued an executive order (Executive Order 91) which resumes the program the City had been running for minority/women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs).Th...

Published Oct 07, 2025