Mismanagement at the Small Business Administration (SBA) was the focus of a hearing by the House Committee on Small Business held friday on Capitol Hill.
During the two-part hearing, an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told the Committee that widespread mismanagement at the SBA is affecting the agency’s ability to provide key services to America’s entrepreneurs.
Congresswoman Aumua Amata addressed SBA officials on the lack of proper staffing at the agency as stated in the GAO report.
She said, “It’s essential that the SBA properly perform its duties. The nation’s small businesses and entrepreneurs deserve to have an administration that supports their efforts to expand our economy and create jobs.”
Prior to the hearing, Congresswoman Amata introduced legislation that would, “Require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review of the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.”
The purpose of the bill would be to ensure that the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development are properly staffed and performing the duties of the administration, while complying with federal laws and regulations.
Aumua said, “The SBA is too important to our small businesses, which make up nearly 80 percent of the nation’s employers,
We must continue proper oversight of the administration, so that our entrepreneurs and small business owners can get the assistance and guidance they need.”
