Department of Defense & Federal Contracting

Effective August 5, 2024. This direct final rule contains amendments to the regulations governing the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Program. The SBA is revising its regulations to implement a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA 2024), which eliminates self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses that are awarded Federal Government contracts or subcontracts that count towards agency or subcontracting goals This direct final rule amends SBA’s regulations to carry out the changes made by NDAA 2024. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/06/2024-12252/eliminating-self-certification-for-service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_medium=email&utm_source=federalregister.gov

Effective March 26, 2024. DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 that permanently authorizes and modifies the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program. (DFARS Case 2023-D011). Federal Register :: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (DFARS Case 2023-D011)