Texas Wesleyan Law Review
Publication Date
3-1-1999
Document Type
Comment
Abstract
This Comment will focus upon the recent regulatory changes to the 8(a) program and how these changes tend to marginalize the impact of Adarand on the 8(a) program. The central argument is that, although the 8(a) program retains its racial and ethnic preferences, it will pass constitutional muster based upon unique program participation criteria that separate it from other federal affirmative action initiatives. Part I discusses the Adarand decision and how, within its historical context, the opinion signaled significant changes in the interpretation of federal contracting set asides. Part II presents a background of the 8(a) program and a discussion of its programmatic operation. Part III discusses changes resulting from the new regulatory scheme and concludes with an argument as to why the 8(a) program should survive the constitutional standard applied by the Adarand Court.
DOI
10.37419/TWLR.V5.I2.6
First Page
275
Last Page
306
Recommended Citation
R. B. Malone,
Marginalizing Adarand: Political Inertia and the SBA 8(A) Program,
5
Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev.
275
(1999).
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V5.I2.6