By: Edward T. DeLisle
Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that is designed to combat fraud and abuse in the world of small business contracting. As we have reported, the General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a number of reports over the last several years detailing the existence of fraud in
Important New SBA 8(a) Rules Announced
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Posted in Small Business Contracting
By: Michael H. Payne and Edward T. DeLisle
The U.S. Small Business Administration published a package of final rules on February 11, 2011, that will revise the regulations of its 8(a) Business Development program to better ensure that the benefits flow to the intended recipients and help prevent waste, fraud and abuse. The rules were published…
The HUBZone Program and Federal Construction
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Posted in Small Business Contracting
By: Michael H. Payne and Edward T. DeLisle
In order to qualify as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (“HUBZone”) contractor, a firm must be a “small business” based on the size standards provided by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS); the firm must be at least 51% owned and controlled by citizens of…
Fraud, Abuse and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
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Posted in Small Business Contracting
By: Edward T. DeLisle
In recent testimony provided to the House of Representative’s Committee on Small Business, a disturbing fact was revealed: millions of dollars earmarked for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (“SDVOSBs”) have been paid to companies that do not qualify for the program. Compounding the problem is the fact that insufficient fraud-prevention programs exist to…