Federal DBE recertification rules halt project goals nationwide, leaving minority- and women-owned contractors facing lost ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says it has no plans to create separate contracting goals for minority- and women-owned firms. “It is something that has come up,” said Bernie Arseneau, ...

Any disadvantaged business enterprises that are not recertified as DBE firms under the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s new standards can be terminated from projects for good cause, DOT officials said ...

Within hours of taking office, President Trump executed two executive orders aimed at rescinding former President Biden’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)-focused orders. Trump’s orders reached ...