Evaluation of SBA’s Eligibility Verification of 8(a) Firms Owned by Members of Federally or State- Recognized Indian Tribes
… of federally or state- recognized Indian tribe. The 8(a) program has several eligibility requirements for individually … we also found two firms SBA admitted into the 8(a) program although owners were members of tribes not federally or state recognized. Program officials used subjective and inconsistent processes …