Small Business Administration

This management advisory presents the evaluation results of two 7(a) loans as part of our ongoing High Risk 7(a) Loan Review Program. This is the second in a series of advisories for 7(a) loans we reviewed in fiscal year 2019. The objectives of our evaluation were to determine whether (1) high...

This management advisory presents the evaluation results of two 7(a) loans as part of our ongoing High Risk 7(a) Loan Review Program. This is the first in a series of advisories for 7(a) loans we reviewed in fiscal year 2019. The objectives of our evaluation were to determine whether (1) high‐dollar...

The objective of the review was to determine whether the Small Business Administration (SBA) had adequate controls over soliciting, accepting, holding, and utilizing cash contributions and gifts. To accomplish our objective, we interviewed key SBA employees and reviewed various management and...

This report details the Office of Inspector General's Fall 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress. The following topics are included:Overview of the SBA and the OIGSmall Business Access to CapitalDisaster Loan ProgramProcurement AssistanceAgency ManagementOther Significant OIG ActivitiesStatistical...

The objectives of our evaluation were to (1) determine whether the Small Business Administration (SBA) was compliant with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) using guidelines outlined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-18-20, Appendix C to OMB...

This audit report presents the results of our review of SBA’s oversight of the SCORE Association. The SCORE program is an entrepreneurial development program administered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Entrepreneurship Education within the Office of Entrepreneurial...