In a candid video that was posted on January 16, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major crackdown on the SBA’s 8(A) Business Development program. He said cracking down on this DEI program was essential to building the “most lethal fighting force” and erradicating fraud.
Additionally, he accused many participants of acting as shells, charging 10-50% fees before passing work to large “Beltway bandit” consulting firms, while the Pentagon awarded ~$100 million in no-bid contracts daily. Explaining the new policy, he ordered an immediate line-by-line review of all 8(A) sole-source contracts over $20M.
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