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The Oneida Nation Business Committee said it adopted a resolution requiring all tribal divisions, entities and corporations to disengage from contracts involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement, following the discovery that a tribally owned joint venture had secured two sole-source contract awards with the federal agency.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has extended the deadline for a sweeping audit of companies in the 8(a) Business Development Program and released new guidance clarifying what firms — including tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations — must submit, following widespread confusion over the scope of the request.
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick said Wednesday that the tribe has exited all third-party interests connected to federal immigration enforcement work, ending its involvement in a Department of Homeland Security contract that prompted widespread criticism from tribal citizens.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs is operating without permanent leadership as the agency conducts an expanded examination of the 8(a) Business Development Program that serves as a primary contracting vehicle for tribal enterprises.
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The Small Business Administration's sweeping audit of its 8(a) Business Development program has left Native-owned companies scrambling to meet a 30-day deadline that advisers say may be unreasonably tight and unclear.
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick said Friday the tribe is working to cancel a $29.9 million Department of Homeland Security contract that sparked immediate backlash from tribal citizens and led to the termination of senior economic development officials earlier this week.
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WASHINGTON — As the Small Business Administration conducts a sweeping audit of all firms participating in the 8(a) Business Development Program, webinars and legal briefings are emerging to help companies — including tribal enterprises — understand what the agency is reviewing and how to respond.
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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship met Wednesday to examine fraud and oversight in Small Business Administration programs and federal contracting, with lawmakers sharply divided over the scope of abuse.
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The Poarch Band of Creek Indians says Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) misinterpreted procurement data and never contacted the tribe before publicly suggesting one of its federal contracting firms may have violated Small Business Administration rules.
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A central pillar of tribal federal contracting — the second biggest economic driver in Indian Country — has come under fresh scrutiny in Washington. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is calling for a pause on Small Business Administration 8(a) set-asides, has cited several tribal and Alaska Native enterprises in letters to federal agencies. But those companies say her allegations rely on incomplete or incorrect information, setting up a sharp dispute over how the program is being portrayed.