Small Business Administration
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Enforcement
Six Agencies Stonewall GAO on DOGE Data Access, and Two Dispute Its Authority
GAO could not verify whether DOGE teams protected sensitive data at CFPB, Education, NOAA, SEC, SBA and VA after the agencies withheld records. SEC and NOAA challenged GAO's authority. GAO says its access rights are clear.
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Enforcement
$3.1M False Claims Act Deal Resolves Phantom-Employee and Size-Fraud Claims Across 49 Federal Contracts
Sanford Federal, Inc. and owner Joseph Mandour agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the firm faked employee credentials and misrepresented its size to win set-aside work spanning 49 contracts and multiple agencies, DOJ said.
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Enforcement
Only 3 of 8 Cloud Systems at State, VA, SBA Had Full Continuous Monitoring, GAO Finds
GAO-26-108443 reviewed eight cloud systems across four agencies and found only three had fully implemented continuous monitoring. The watchdog issued 12 recommendations to State, VA, and SBA to tighten provider oversight, service-level agreements, and incident response.
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Enforcement
Broadway Electric and Cornerstone Contracting Pay $21.3M to Settle Eight-Year SDVOSB Set-Aside Fraud Scheme
Broadway Electric, Cornerstone Contracting, and two executives will pay $21.3M to resolve False Claims Act allegations they used front companies to fraudulently capture SDVOSB and small business set-aside contracts from 2017 to 2025.
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Enforcement
SBA's One-Page Suspension 'Record' Gets Remanded — Agency Must Show Its Work by June 12
SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals found the agency's administrative record for suspending tribal 8(a) contractor ATI Government Solutions consisted of nothing but the suspension letter itself — and ordered SBA to file a proper record by June 12.
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Enforcement
Two Government Contractors Pay Over $3.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Over SDVOSB Set-Aside Fraud
Officium Global LLC and Loyal Source Government Services LLC will each pay more than $1.8 million to resolve False Claims Act and Contract Disputes Act allegations tied to seven VA SDVOSB set-aside contracts awarded between May 2017 and June 2018.
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Enforcement
SBA Moves to Terminate 628 Eight(a) Firms Over Missing Financial Records
The SBA is pursuing termination of 628 eight(a) program participants that refused to submit three years of financial documentation, representing approximately $850 million in prior 8(a) awards. The action follows a January 2026 suspension of 1,091 firms and a broader overhaul of social disadvantage eligibility standards.
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Enforcement
SBA Expands Administrative False Claims Act Reach Sixfold — Now Covers Claims Up to $1M
SBA regulations effective May 4, 2026 raise the administrative False Claims Act ceiling from $150,000 to $1 million, expressly cover reverse false claims, and extend COVID-era EIDL and PPP fraud exposure through 2030 to 2032 — significantly expanding the agency's enforcement toolkit.
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Enforcement
SBA FY 2025 Small Business Scorecard: DoD Misses Goal as 1,091 Firms Suspended, 628 Contracts Terminated
The Small Business Administration's FY 2025 Governmentwide Small Business Procurement Scorecard shows DoD falling below its 23 percent small business contracting goal for the third consecutive year, while SBA's suspension and debarment program processed 1,091 suspensions and 628 contract terminations related to small business program fraud and misrepresentation.
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Enforcement
SBA's Expanded Administrative False Claims Act Powers Are Now in Effect — What Defense Contractors and 8(a) Firms Need to Know
As of May 4, 2026, SBA's new rule under the Administrative False Claims Act raises the agency's administrative enforcement ceiling from $150,000 to $1 million, adds reverse false claims liability, and extends the statute of limitations, materially expanding risk for small business program participants.
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Enforcement
SBA initiates termination for 628 firms in 8(a) Program — financial-record refusals trigger enforcement
March 4, 2026 SBA action: 628 firms terminated for refusing to turn over three years of financial documents. Cumulative termination action now reaches ~800 firms, roughly 20% of total 8(a) participants.
