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Follow-up Inspection of SBA’s Internal Controls to Prevent COVID-19 EIDLs to Ineligible Applicants

2022
22-22
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration
Pandemic

This report presents the results of our follow-up inspection to assess the effectiveness of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) enhanced internal controls to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to ineligible applicants.The Coronavirus Aid...

SBA’s Implementation of the Women-Owned Small Business Certification Program

2022
22-20
Audit
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) federal certification program provides greater access to federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses. The objective of this audit was to determine whether SBA implemented controls to prevent...

COVID-19 and Disaster Assistance Information Systems Security Controls

2022
22-19
Audit
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration
Pandemic

This report presents the results of our audit to determine whether the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) maintained effective management control activities and monitoring of the design and implementation of third-party operated SBA systems. SBA needed information technology systems from third...

Paycheck Protection Program Eligibility for Nonprofit Organizations

2022
22-21
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration
Pandemic

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to assess Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) eligibility for nonprofit organizations. Based on data analysis, we identified 179 PPP loans, totaling approximately $684 million, made to potentially...

SBA’s Actions to Improve the Management of the 7(a) Loan Guaranty Approval Process

2022
22-18
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

This report presents the results of our verification inspection of a June 2014 Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of SBA’s 7(a) loan guaranty approval process, performance audit report 14-13. The review determined significant opportunities existed to improve the management of the 7(a) loan...

COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications Submitted from Foreign IP Addresses

2022
22-17
Audit
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration
Pandemic

We evaluated the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) controls to flag or prevent potentially fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications submitted from foreign Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.Although the agency implemented several layers...

SBA’s COVID-19 EIDL Program Data Migration Challenges

2022
22-16
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

As SBA shifts from reviewing applications to servicing COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Targeted EIDL Advances, the potential for identifying additional fraudulent loans increases significantly as borrowers default. The ability to recover funds and prosecute fraud relies on having...

SBA’s Award and Payment Practices in the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program

2022
22-15
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

We inspected the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) award and payment practices used to administer the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program.Even after determining multiple disbursements would better protect grant funds from fraud or misuse, SBA switched to a riskier single advance...

SBA’s Controls Over Cash Contributions and Gifts, Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

2022
22-14
Inspection / Evaluation
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

This report presents the results of our evaluation of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) handling of cash contributions and gifts. The objective of the evaluation was to determine the adequacy of SBA controls over the solicitation, acceptance, holding, and use of cash contributions and...

SBA OIG Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress

2022
Semiannual Report
Small Business Administration OIG
Small Business Administration

This report details the Office of Inspector General's Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress. The following topics are included:• Overview of the SBA and the OIG• Pandemic Response Oversight• Small Business Access to Capital• Disaster Loan Program• Procurement Assistance• Agency Management• Other...

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