On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation published its Final Rule to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) programs. The Final Rule is the most ...

Any disadvantaged business enterprises that are not recertified as DBE firms under the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s new standards can be terminated from projects for good cause, DOT officials said ...

WisDOT paused DBE goals for federally funded projects after Oct. 3. Over 1,200 disadvantaged firms must recertify under new U.S. DOT rules. The new rule removes race- and sex-based criteria for DBE ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during an April 2022 event. Buttigieg's Dept. of Transportation has proposed the first rulemaking update to its DBE regulations since 2014. The U ...

Federal rule ends race- and sex-based DBE eligibility, requiring all firms to recertify. States pause DBE goals, causing major revenue losses for minority- and women-owned firms. Thousands of ...

In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“Mid-America”), the Plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) ...