Event Brief
DBE Program Changes Impact Minority-Owned Businesses
Filed: Mar 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Summary: The DBE program's new rules exclude gender and race as disadvantage factors.
WHO: Department of Transportation
WHAT: Changes to the DBE program criteria
WHEN: Mar 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The program no longer considers gender or race as evidence of disadvantage.
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