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 case at issue, Mid-America Milling Co. et al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in October 2023 by two ...

A federal judge overseeing an Indiana contractor’s case against the U.S. Department of Transportation said its argument was no longer in dispute after the department changed its framework around ...

WisDOT paused DBE goals for federally funded projects after Oct. 3. Over 1,200 disadvantaged firms must recertify under new U.S. DOT rules. The new rule removes race- and sex-based criteria for DBE ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...