The Fight for DBEs Continues on Capitol Hill
This October, a coalition of Women First Trustees and DBEs of America members have their sights set on our nation’s capital with one goal in mind: securing congressional reauthorization of…
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Taking the DBE Program Fight to Washington
This July, a coalition of Women First Trustees and DBEs of America members descended on Washington, D.C., with a unified mission: securing congressional reauthorization of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)…
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How Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign Could Hurt Small Businesses
President Donald Trump has never masked his hostility toward practices that benefit underrepresented groups in academia, business, and public service. Indeed, his first acts in office included discarding Civil Rights-era…
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US DOT Calls Its DBE Program ‘Unconstitutional,’ Asks Judge to Block Key Parts
Attorneys for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation called the agency’s disadvantaged business enterprise program “unconstitutional” and asked a judge to block it from setting DBE contract goals as part of…
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Trump DOT Settlement Would End Minority Contracting Requirement
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed ending a four-decade-old program that mandates the hiring of minority- and women-owned businesses for federal transportation contracts. It could have major implications for thousands…
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Trump Administration Moves to Upend $37B Affirmative Action Program
The Transportation Department initiative, which serves an estimated 49,000 contractors, was a key lifeline for many minority- and women-owned businesses.
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Despite Trump’s Orders, DBE Not Dead Yet
The president’s move to revoke a ban on discrimination in federal contracting could have a chilling effect, but it will take an act of Congress to dismantle current programs.