Microsoft is building new '100% native' Windows programs to replace memory-hogging web apps

Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft, recently made an appeal on X (via Windows Latest) for software devs to form a ...
Cherokee Phoenix

Chief gives Congressional testimony in defense of SBA 8(a) program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivered a firm defense of the Cherokee Nation’s participation in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program during a ...
Washington Technology

154 firms face ouster from 8(a) program after failing financial eligibility test

The Small Business Administration plans to terminate 154 8(a) small businesses from the program for failing to meet the “economic disadvantage” requirements to be eligible. SBA has sent letters to the ...
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SBA Suspends Over 1,000 8(a) Firms from Program Following December Document Request

WASHINGTON — On Jan. 28, 2026 the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from the 8(a) Business Development Program – representing about 25% of all firms ...
The Verge

Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...
Forbes

1,000 Firms Out, 65 In: What’s Happening To The 8(a) Program?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program has long served as one ...
Homeland Security Today

SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance That Race-Based Discrimination is Not Tolerated in the 8(a) Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued formal guidance to SBA program officials reiterating, in alignment with policy changes implemented by Administrator Kelly Loeffler last year, ...
Homeland Security Today

Hegseth Orders Pentagon Review of SBA 8(a) Contracting Program

Secretary of War Hegseth announced that his department is "taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government—the 8(a) program." (Source: X @SecWar) On January 16, 2026, ...
InfoWorld

8 old programming languages developers won’t quit

Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for. The computer revolution has ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

SBA audit, lawsuit puts 8(a) program deeper in cross-hairs

The 8(a) small business contracting program is in a fight for its life. From Capitol Hill to the courts to now the executive branch, the 47-year-old program is facing questions about its legitimacy ...
The Business Journals

SBA demands financial records of all 8(a) program participants amid fraud concerns

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min It's a new attempt from the ...