8(a) in the Crosshairs: Transcript of SecWar Hegseth Announcement on "Line-By-Line" Review of 8(a) Contracts

DoW Spent More than $15B With the 8(a) Program in 2025

Jan 19, 2026

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Sam Le, GovCon attorney and former SBA director of procurement policy, provides a text transcript of the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s video announcement posted on social media on Friday, January 16, 2026, along with a graph of DoW (DoD) spending since 2010.

Click here to read the transcript and find links to Hegseth’s post.

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