Eric M. Thorson, Inspector General U.S. Small Business Administration Before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate, July 12, 2006
… to small businesses. The Small Business Act establishes a goal of awarding small businesses not less than 23 percent … government contracts. As you know, each year we issue a report on the major Management Challenges facing SBA. One … fraud in connection with an SBA small business contracting program. In the past 5 years we have opened 69 cases …