July 17, 2025 July 16, 2025

DoD Earns an "A" on FY24 Small Business Scorecard

PENTAGON — The Department of Defense (DoD) expanded the footprint of small business participation in the defense industrial base in FY24 with an increase of $4.9B in contract awards to small businesses. The DoD’s overall performance garnered an "A" rating overall for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s FY24 agency small business scorecard.

June 2, 2025 June 2, 2025

Vanguard Award Nominees Announced

PENTAGON — Established in 2015, the DoD Small Business Vanguard Awards Program recognizes the exceptional contributions of DoD small business professionals and members of the acquisition community that influence small business participation in Defense procurements.

May 2, 2025

DoD Small Business Bulletin is Relaunching May 9

Arlington, VA — The DoD Small Business Bulletin will officially relaunch next week with a new, expanded focus.

April 30, 2025

May Small Business Webinar Training Announced

Arlington, VA — New Dates: Register for the May Small Business Webinar Training on the topic of Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI).

March 28, 2025

Maryland Defense Business & Industry Roundtable

Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-4) met with state business leaders and local APEX Accelerator business clients today at the University of Maryland-ARLIS.

March 19, 2025

April Small Business Webinar Training Sessions

Arlington, VA — The April Small Business Webinar Trainings are on the topics of the DoD Mentor-Protege Program and Project Spectrum.

March 12, 2025

Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs APEX Accelerators Overview

Arlington, VA — Join APEX Accelerators Director Mr. Khalil Mack on March 27 for this DAU seminar, which will show how APEX Accelerators serve as a bridge between DoD buyers and suppliers.

Jan. 21, 2025

OSBP at Consumer Electronics Show

The OSBP team will be onsite at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 7-10 to meet with small businesses interested in enhancing national security and providing innovative technologies to support the warfighter.

June 21, 2024

OSBP Director Participates in Supply Chain Summit

Arlington, VA — Mr. Farooq Mitha, Director, DoD Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), spoke at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Supply Chain Summit on June 13 in Arlington, Va.

June 14, 2024

DoD Leaders Brief Congressional Staff on Industrial Base and Small Business Issues

Arlington, VA — In an unclassified briefing last week to 84 Congressional staffers, including House Armed Services Committee staff, Senate Small Business Committee staff, Legislative Directors, and Military Legislative Assistants, Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, PhD, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; and Mr. Farooq Mitha, Director of the DoD Office of Small Business Programs, provided an overview of the current threat environments facing the defense industrial base and small business industrial base, existing plans and programs to address these issues, and a vision for where the Department is going.