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| March 15, 2024 | GAO Challenges DOT's Criteria, Multimodal Project Grants | The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an impartial, nonpartisan organization that audits the functioning of governmental agencies and provides reports to Congress for evaluation. Recentl ...Read more |
| April 6, 2020 | DBE Mentor-Protege Program Launches in Santa Clara | In collaboration with Silicone Valley Transit Consultants (SVTC), the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing a Mentor-Protege Program with the goal of aiding the growth o ...Read more |
| April 6, 2021 | City of Boston Completes M/WBE Disparity Study | Before leaving office, former mayor Mayor Martin J. Walsh announce ...Read more |
| April 5, 2021 | SBA’s Office of Advocacy Criticized as Big Business Mouthpiece | The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) released a jaw-dropping press release this week which ou ...Read more |
| March 6, 2021 | New Orleans Seeks to Ensure 35% of City Contracts go to DBEs | Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans has announced efforts to expand access to public contracts for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). As part of these steps the office of Supplier Diversit ...Read more |
| March 2, 2021 | NYC Will Include LGBT-Owned Businesses in City Procurement | In partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is formally including LGBT-owned businesses (LGBTBEs) in New York Ci ...Read more |
| February 19, 2021 | EXCLUSIVE: Most State & Local Gov’ts Lack Veteran Set-Asides In Public Works Projects | As veteran homelessness and suicides rise, research by Contractor News shows that veteran and disabled veteran-owned businesses are not integrated into the vast majority of America’s state and ci ...Read more |
| February 16, 2021 | UPDATE: Biden’s Labor Secretary Pick Faces Legal Action Over Disparity Study | UPDATE: The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), the Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) and Amplify Latinx have filed a with the Department of Justice and the Department of Transporta ...Read more |
| February 11, 2021 | Data released on Birmingham’s M/WBE program, more plans in the works | The City of Birmingham’s new initiative known as the Valuing Inclusion to Accelerate and Lift (or VITAL) has released its first report on local government diversity spending. Between Ju ...Read more |
| January 13, 2021 | Five Percent of LA School Contracts to go to DVBEs | The Los Angeles Unified School District has committed to awarding five percent of contracts to Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs) in order to give them an opportunity to compete to provi ...Read more |