New SBA Rule Imposes Stricter Standards Affecting Size and Status Representations
Last Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued the long-awaited final rule implementing provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (“Jobs Act”) pertaining to small business size and status integrity. The new rule, while softened from the proposed rule, implements a strict standard with wide-ranging consequences for contractors representing their size or status under the System for Award Management (“SAM”) database or submitting a proposal under a solicitation reserved or intended for small businesses or businesses participating . . . Read More
GSA Contract Compliance and the Challenges Ahead – Joint Breakfast Seminar with Aronson and SBA
Presenters: Pam Mazza, Cy Alba and Katie Flood
SBA Issues Amendment to WOSB Regulations Lifting Limitation on Dollar Amounts
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an amendment to its women-owned small business (“WOSB”) federal contract program regulations which lifted the limitation on the dollar amount of a contract that can be set aside for WOSBs. See 78 Fed. Reg. 26504 (May 7, 2013). This amendment takes immediate effect.
Overview of SBA Set-Aside Programs — A Joint Webinar with NACA
SBA 8(a) Mentor-Protege and Joint Venture Program Overview – Bar Association of Montgomery County – Pamela Mazza
SBA Revised Rules and Jobs Act: One Year Later – Pam Mazza, Frank Merendino, John Klein and Gregg Funkhouser
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 16, 2026
The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com . _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS DHS Orders Thousands of Furloughed Employees Back to Work Despite Ongoing Shutdown, CBS News The Department of Homeland Security has ordered thousands of furloughed employees back to work, according to internal emails obtained by CBS News, even as most of the agency technically remains shut down and unfunded by Congress. Read more . . . Read More
GovCon 101: Small Business Programs
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 9, 2026
The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com . _____________________________________________ LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Proposed Rule: Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives On March 31, EBSA published a proposed rule and request for comments clarifying and providing a safe harbor for a fiduciary’s duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2, 2026
The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com . _____________________________________________ LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Trump Administration’s Latest Executive Order on DEI Requires Immediate Action for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Matthew E. Feinberg , Sarah L. Nash On March 26, 2026, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies for federal contractors. The EO continues the Trump Administration’s hyper-trained focus on DEI, or what the President . . . Read More