ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska Native leaders and members of Congress are pushing back after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized 8(a) contracts, calling them a vehicle for “DEI” and ...

The Small Business Administration has started the process to get rid of 154 small companies from the 8(a) program. SBA sent letters to companies based on their answers to the data call the agency ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski answers questions during a briefing at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Aug. 5, 2025. Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out today at a United States Senate ...

The Small Business Administration plans to terminate 154 8(a) small businesses from the program for failing to meet the “economic disadvantage” requirements to be eligible. SBA has sent letters to the ...

Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out Tuesday at a U.S. Senate hearing against possible changes to the Small Business Administration program that supports Native entities, including Alaska ...

WASHINGTON (KTUU) - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski led a hearing Tuesday morning examining federal contracts that have played a significant role in Alaska’s economy — contracts now targeted by the Trump ...

STAMFORD — The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) announced on Friday, January 30 that new application periods will open in February for two of its signature grant programs: the Ignite Grant ...

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski used her chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to defend the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program, which she and a small bipartisan group of ...

Villanova men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to open the 2026-27 season against Notre Dame in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, Nov. 1, per CBS Sports. The Philadelphia Inquirer confirmed the CBS Sports ...

An Upstate New York college announced that it is cutting eight academic programs because of low student demand. SUNY Buffalo State University deactivations include one undergraduate program, two ...