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 ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced significant changes to its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, which considers disadvantaged businesses when awarding billions for federal ...

Federal, state and local government projects have various programs designed to maximize contracting opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). By way of example, United States ...

Any disadvantaged business enterprises that are not recertified as DBE firms under the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s new standards can be terminated from projects for good cause, DOT officials said ...

For decades, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has awarded contracts to companies owned by women and certain minority groups through the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, but ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during an April 2022 event. Buttigieg's Dept. of Transportation has proposed the first rulemaking update to its DBE regulations since 2014. The U ...

WITHOUT ACTION. NEW TONIGHT SOME IOWA CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERING FIRMS ARE PREPARING TO LOSE A BIG BUSINESS ADVANTAGE ONCE THE SHUTDOWN ENDS. KCCI PEPPER SPOKE WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ...

Indiana companies are still waiting to see the impact from a contentious fight over the future of a federal contracting requirement that prioritizes disadvantaged businesses. The Disadvantaged ...