GovCon Update: AI Policy, SBA 8(a) Eligibility, Nonprofit Funding Review, DEI Litigation

Covers four developments affecting federal contractors: the White House National Security AI Policy Memorandum (NSPM-11) promoting rapid AI adoption in defense operations; an SBA proposed rule expanding 8(a) program eligibility through self-certification of disadvantage; an OMB directive requiring agencies to report federal funding to 49 nonprofits focused on DEI and related causes; and litigation by 20 state attorneys general challenging Executive Order 14398’s restrictions on contractor DEI activities.