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Data-Clear Data and communications. www.Data-Clear.com. JV is MeridianDataPro.com. Data-Clear provides digital marketing and online communication solutions.

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10/08/2026

Big changes could come to what counts as a “small business.” The clock is ticking. The Small Business Administration proposed the largest overhaul of size standards in decades. If finalized, this will reshape who qualifies for federal contracts, set-asides, loans, and other SBA programs. Here's whats on the table (proposed August 20, 2026):

Fewer, broader categories: Nearly 1,000 industry-specific standards (mostly 6-digit NAICS codes) would shrink to just 338 standards, mostly at the 4- and 5-digit level. All special exceptions (including the IT Value-Added Reseller carve-out) would disappear.
Higher thresholds almost across the board: SBA is raising limits significantly in many industries and is proposing not to lower any existing standard, even where data supported a decrease.
Examples:
Engineering services: from $25.5M → $252M
Custom computer programming / IT services: from ~$34M → $531M
Management consulting: from ~$24.5M → $295M
Architecture: from $12.5M → $135M

Shift toward employee-based standards: Many industries currently measured by receipts would switch to headcount. Construction would move entirely to employee counts. Maximums could go as high as 3,600 employees or over $1 billion in receipts in some cases.
Impact estimate: Roughly 114,500 additional firms could newly qualify as small business. About 37K of those already hold federal contracts worth more than $71 billion.

Why this matters - This isn’t just paperwork. Size standards determine eligibility for:

Small business set-asides and sole-source awards
8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB preferences
SBA loans and other assistance programs

Bigger companies entering the “small” pool could increase competition for existing small firms — or open new opportunities for mid-sized companies that have been locked out.

Important timing note
Nothing has changed yet. Current size standards remain in effect until a final rule is issued. The public comment period has been extended to November 20, 2026.
If your business competes for federal work (or hopes to), now is the time to:

NAICS codes
Submit comments if the changes help or hurt your situation
Plan ahead for potential shifts in the competitive landscape

Primary place to submit comments:
Main size standards proposed rule
Docket: SBA-2026-0199
Direct link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/SBA-2026-0199-0001
(This is the one that sets the actual new thresholds for the 338 industry groups.)
Revised Size Standards Methodology
Docket: SBA-2026-0265
Direct link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/SBA-2026-0265-0001
This explains how SBA calculated the new standards.
Deadline: November 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.
How to comment online
Open the link above.
Click the blue “Comment” button.
Fill in the form (you can comment as an individual or on behalf of a company/organization).
Attach supporting documents if you want (Excel tables, impact analysis, etc. are helpful).

Alternative submission methods - USPS mail, hand-deliver, or courier comments to:
Ryan Lambert
Associate Administrator, Office of Industrial Base Resilience & Contracting
Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW, Mail Code 6530
Washington, DC 20416

USPS envelope should clearly reference the docket number SBA-2026-0199 or SBA-2026-0265.
Tip: The most effective comments are specific — mention your NAICS code(s), how the proposed change would affect your firm (or your competitors), and any data or real-world examples that support a business position.

09/11/2026

The Advantages of Using a Dedicated IP Address for Email Broadcasting

What Is a Dedicated IP Address?
A dedicated IP address is a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned exclusively to a particular customer, organization, or sending environment. For email broadcasting to a large audience, a dedicated IP gives the sender greater control over the reputation and performance of its outbound email traffic. Rather than sharing the same sending IP with numerous unrelated customers, the sender's email traffic originates from an IP address dedicated to its own sending activity. This distinction can be particularly important for organizations that send large volumes of email and maintain clean, permission-based, and actively managed email lists.

Shared IP vs. Dedicated IP
A shared IP address is used by multiple customers or senders. The sending reputation of that IP can therefore be influenced by the activity of other users. If another sender using the same IP engages in poor email practices—such as sending to outdated lists, generating excessive complaints, producing high bounce rates, or sending unwanted messages—the shared IP's reputation may be negatively affected. In some circumstances, that can make delivery more difficult for other legitimate senders using the same IP.
A dedicated IP address is reserved for the organization's outbound email traffic. This creates greater separation from the sending practices and reputation of other customers.

Why Data-Clear Recommends the use of a Dedicated IP
Data-Clear recommends a dedicated IP for customers conducting significant outbound email campaigns because it provides greater control, visibility, and consistency over email-sending reputation.
With a dedicated IP, the customer is not relying on the behavior of unrelated senders sharing the same outbound IP address. This is especially valuable when the customer maintains clean, actively managed email segments and follows responsible email-sending practices.

Consider the difference in the two situations:
A Shared IP environment: The email campaign is traveling on the same "information superhighway" as many other senders. If another sender creates excessive complaints, sends to poor-quality lists, or generates other negative reputation signals, the shared IP may be affected.
A Dedicated IP environment: The outbound email traffic has its own sending identity. The sender can manage the volume, timing, list hygiene, authentication, and reputation of the outbound email program without having your sending IP directly shared with unrelated customers.
Dedicated IP and Email Deliverability
A dedicated IP can be an important component of an effective email deliverability strategy, particularly for organizations sending substantial volumes of email. But a dedicated IP is not a guarantee of inbox placement. Successful delivery depends on factors:
• Clean and current email lists
• Low bounce rates
• Low spam-complaint rates
• Appropriate sending frequency and volume
• Proper SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication
• Domain reputation
• IP reputation
• Subscriber engagement
• Responsible email-content and email list-management practices

Data-Clear's approach combines these practices with dedicated-IP sending to provide greater control over the outbound email environment.

Protecting Your Email Program From Other Senders
An organization investing in quality data and maintaining clean, active email segments should not unnecessarily expose its email program to the reputation of unrelated senders. If multiple customers are sending through the same shared IP and one customer is generating unusually high complaint or bounce rates, the resulting reputation problems can create additional deliverability challenges onto the other senders using the same shared IP.
A dedicated IP will separate the customer's outbound sending activity from those unrelated accounts. This gives the customer greater ability to monitor and manage its own sending reputation rather than having that reputation influenced by another customer's outbound activity.

Data-Clear's Approach
Data-Clear believes that effective email broadcasting requires more than simply sending a large number of messages. Our approach emphasizes:
Clean data + list hygiene + responsible sending + authentication + use of dedicated IP infrastructure + deliverability monitoring
The objective is to maximize the likelihood that legitimate messages reach the intended recipient's inbox while minimizing unnecessary exposure to spam folders, blocks, and reputation problems. For organizations conducting large-scale email outreach, a dedicated IP can provide an important additional layer of control over the email-sending environment. With over twenty years of expertise, a dedicated IP address for email service provider software + clean segments (remove failed) + controlled sending = greater control over email reputation and deliverability and the best return on investment possible. www-data-clear.com

https://cis.org/Arthur/Did-24000-and-Counting-Aliens-Really-Vote-2020-Election
09/11/2026

https://cis.org/Arthur/Did-24000-and-Counting-Aliens-Really-Vote-2020-Election

If the Census Bureau is going to issue “data products” like this one, it should be clearer in explaining how it arrived at its conclusions — and not use legally meaningless words like “noncitizen”. Because if 24,000-plus aliens did vote in the 2020 election, it’s a problem, even if those...

09/08/2026

Email service provider software - using shared IP addresses means that the delivery is based on hygiene of the segment and hygiene of the other accounts using that same shared IP address. Data-Clear encourages the use of Dedicated IP address - for better online connections into inbox pe*******on.

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