Office of Advocacy

By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel ‘Tis better to have a loan and be taxed than to never have had the loan at all. Tennyson and taxpayers with forgiven PPP loans who live in states that have static conformity dates with the…

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business owners have varied across demographic groups.  The decline in business activity among Black owners has been nearly three times the decline among other owners.  Read “Small Business Facts:…

FRIDAY, September 11, 2020, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Via Webinar The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on…

On August 20, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notification of public meeting announcing virtual listening sessions to receive input on the development of animal…

On August 27, 2020 the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on “foundational technologies” and asked for industry input as the agency crafts a definition for the…

On August 27, 2020, DoD, GSA, and NASA (FAR Council) issued a second interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require an offeror to represent annually, after conducting a reasonable inquiry, whether it uses covered…

By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel On August 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order enjoining the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing its…

The Office of Advocacy is pleased to continue its Small Business Profiles for the Congressional Districts series. The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of…

On August 5, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule to amend organics regulations to strengthen enforcement of production, handling and sale of organic products. The…