Small Business Administration

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was established under the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program was established under the Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992. These programs encourage domestic...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this inspection report to present the results of our assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) initial response to Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including staffing adequacy, loan application volume, and timeliness of disaster loan...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this inspection report to present the results of our assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) initial response to Hurricane Idalia, including staffing, loan application volume, and timeliness of disaster loan approvals.We found SBA...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this inspection report to present the results of our assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) initial response to the Maui wildfire disaster, including staffing, loan application volume, and timeliness of disaster loan approvals...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this management advisory to bring to your attention concerns regarding how the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) manages its Information Technology (IT) systems. OIG has reported on significant IT investment internal control issues over the...

This SBA OIG pandemic oversight report reviewed the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund application review and approval process. The objective of this review was to determine whether the controls SBA implemented to award RRF program funds in accordance with the Act...

This management advisory assesses the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) internal controls over purchase and travel card expenditures for fiscal year 2022. In August 2019, OMB issued a revised circular requiring federal agencies to develop a charge card management plan, which is a risk...

This report summarizes the results of our fiscal year 2023 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014 evaluation and assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) information security systems policies, procedures, and practices.Our objectives were to determine...

This report is a follow up to SBA OIG Report Number 21-06, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Recipients on the Department of Treasury’s (Treasury) Do Not Pay (DNP) List, which reported SBA did not use Department of Treasury (Treasury) DNP data to screen borrowers for eligibility prior to...

OIG reviewed the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Controls Over Cash Contributions and Gifts, Fiscal Year 2023. SBA’s authority to receive and use cash contributions and gifts is in Section 132(a) of Division K in Public Law 108-447.SBA complied with the Consolidated Appropriations Act...