Equipment World

USDOT Overhauls DBE Program, Calling it “Discriminatory, Unconstitutional”

In an interim ruling, USDOT has made numerous changes to its DBE program highway contracts, calling it "unconstitutional." ...
National Law Review

Prove It: Department of Transportation’s DBE Program Ceases Presumption of Disadvantaged Status for Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) effective October 3, 2025, instituting an immediate and significant change for the qualification of women- and ...
Finance & Commerce

Wisconsin preparing DBE recertification amid federal rule changes

WisDOT halts DBE goals after a new U.S. DOT rule ends race- and sex-based criteria, requiring over 1,200 disadvantaged firms ...
Construction Dive

DOT guts DBE program ahead of Construction Inclusion Week

A new interim final rule for the 45-year-old initiative requires all current DBEs to be re-evaluated for certification ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas transportation officials adjust DBE program following federal guidance change

For decades, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has awarded contracts to companies owned by women and certain minority ...
Engineering News-Record

USDOT Removes Race and Sex From DBE Qualifications With Hard-launched Rule

The sudden change in DBE contracting rules has created uncertainty for both small firms and prime contractors that subcontract with them.
MinnPost

Trump administration targets diversity program that has boosted small businesses in Minnesota

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. WASHINGTON — Kenneth Bush, who considers himself a “civic-minded entrepreneur ...