SBA 8(a) Program Terminations
SBA Orders All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records On March 4, 2026, the SBA announced it is initiating termination proceedings against 628 8(a) firms for failing to comply with a December 2025 data call. In late 2025 SBA ordered all 4,300 participants in the 8(a) Business Development program to submit three years of financial […]
Find small business set-asides with Procura
Small businesses have generous set-aside opportunities in federal contracting – agencies must reserve a percentage of contracts for qualified 8(a), SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran–owned), WOSB (women-owned), HUBZone, and general small business firms[1][2]. However, finding and tracking these requires constant SAM.gov monitoring and careful filters. Procura automates this: by uploading your company’s capability statement, its AI continuously scans […]
AI Safeguards and Subcontractors
Anthropic-Pentagon AI Dispute Anthropic-DoD AI Dispute Timeline Dispute Details and Safeguards The crux of the dispute was over usage restrictions built into Anthropic’s Claude AI. Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei stressed that Claude is already deployed across classified DoD networks and supports critical missions[25]. However, Amodei has insisted on two “narrow exceptions”: Clauses forbidding any use […]
The BIOSECURE Act: What Small Federal Subcontractors Need to Know
Biosecure Act Article Executive Summary: The BIOSECURE Act (Sec. 851 of the FY2026 NDAA, P.L. 119-60[1]) creates new national-security restrictions on U.S. federal procurement and funding. It bars agencies (and thus contractors and sub-contractors) from using biotechnology equipment or services from designated “Biotechnology Companies of Concern” (BCCs)[2]. In practice, every federal contractor – primes and […]
Best Tools to Find Government Contracts in 2026 | Procura
The U.S. federal government awards more than $700 billion in contracts every year. Yet most small businesses spend 10+ hours a week manually hunting through clunky portals, missing opportunities that were a perfect match — just buried in attachments no one read. The right tools change that completely. This guide breaks down every meaningful option […]
Modernizing the Privacy Act: What Small Federal Subcontractors Need to Know
Privacy Act Modernization Blog Executive Summary: Congress is considering major updates to the Privacy Act of 1974, the federal law that governs how agencies use personal data. Recent proposals (e.g. the Senate’s Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 (S.1208) sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen) would broaden the Act’s […]
Getting Started in GovCon
Executive Summary: Federal agencies spend hundreds of billions on goods and services each year, and small businesses are guaranteed a share of that market[1]. To begin, register your company in SAM.gov to get a Unique Entity ID[1][2]. Update your SAM profile with accurate NAICS codes and any SBA socio-economic status (8(a), HUBZone, etc.)[1][3]. Obtain relevant […]
Procura Is an AI Federal Contracting Analyst, Not Just a “Contract Search Engine”
Executive summary At Procura, we built an AI-powered federal contract search and analysis platform for small teams that are tired of spending nights and weekends hunting listings and manually reading long solicitation packages. Our promise is straightforward: Procura continuously scans SAM.gov, ingests and reads full RFP packages (including attachments), then scores fit against your capability […]
New DoD IG Audit Raises Oversight Questions on the F‑35 Sustainment Contract: What Small Contractors and Subcontractors Should Watch
A new Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) audit finds DoD did not adequately oversee contractor performance under a major F‑35 air vehicle sustainment contract—an oversight gap that matters because the F‑35 is DoD’s largest acquisition program with an estimated lifetime cost over $2 trillion (buy/operate/sustain). [1] In Report No. DODIG‑2026‑039 (issued […]
SBA’s Move to Terminate 154 8(a) Firms: What Small Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Need to Know
Executive summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has initiated termination proceedings against 154 Washington, D.C.-based 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program participants after an internal eligibility review found they no longer met “economic disadvantage” requirements (net worth, adjusted gross income, and/or total assets). [1] For the firms involved, this is not only a headline—it is […]