Small Business Administration
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Five years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, doubts over SBA\'s efficiency, effectiveness emerge
August 24, 2010 -
The Justice Department\'s new report finds that the number of partial documents released last year increased by 50,000. Many agencies also reduced their backlog of FOIA requests. Agencies say some of improvements can be attributed to increased attention across the government and better technology.
August 03, 2010 -
As part of its latest undercover operation, the Government Accountability Office obtained certification in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program for three phony firms. SBA\'s Joe Jordan tells us about changes being made to HUBZone as a result.
August 02, 2010 -
Grande Lum will lead a program that has been plagued by fraud and abuse. GAO successfully received HUBZone certifications for three bogus firms in sting operation. SBA administrator promises more oversight of the program.
July 29, 2010 -
The administration is looking for ways to improve contracting with small businesses and wants the public\'s input.
June 14, 2010 -
Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, Kalimex, reopened the stairs to the crown in the Statue of Liberty for the first time since 9/11, ensuring visitors\' safe ascent up the famous double helix stairway to the observation level in the statue\'s crown. Vice-president Kevin O\'Brien walks us through it.
June 02, 2010 -
The nation\'s top entrepreneurs will be honored at the U.S. Small Business Administration\'s National Small Business Week events to be held next week, in Washington, D.C.. We learn more from SBA\'s Sean Greene.
May 21, 2010 -
The \"Tools for Online Success\" site features tutorials, video testimonials, and tips from savvy small business people who have leveraged the web to become more efficient, more cost-effective, and more successful. Joe Zepecki, deputy assistant administrator for communications at the SBA explains.
May 17, 2010 -
The President also establishes a new task force on veterans small business development. New executive order on small business requires a new Web site to list agency small business contracting data. The order also creates a new interagency taskforce to make recommendations on improving federal progress in meeting governmentwide goals.
April 27, 2010 -
OMB will issue a new memo on HSPD-12 in the coming weeks. Agencies are feeling more pressure to meet the secure identity card requirements. Administration is also closer to finalizing new strategy for securing online transactions.
April 02, 2010 -
The agency received more complaints last year than in any of the previous eight years. GAO also came to a final decision on more cases in 2009 than the year before. More agencies and vendors also are turning to alternative dispute resolution to solve their differences, GAO finds.
January 26, 2010 -
November 25th, 2009 Most agencies are about providing services to citizens. The Small Business Administration is different. They deal largely with entrepreneurs who are getting new businesses off the ground, or growing businesses that are…
November 29, 2009 -
The General Services Administration has made an important accomplishment in the procurement arena. It is the only agency to win a small business award for meeting procurement preference goals in every category examined by the…
October 14, 2009 -
Five-out-of-five is as good as you can get. And that’s what the General Services Administration scored on the Small Business Administration’s small business procurement scorecard, just released on Friday. GSA was the only agency to…
August 25, 2009 -
Darryl Hairston Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Administration August 5, 2009
August 05, 2009