Small Business: Participation in SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the extent to which nonminority women participated in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program, focusing on: (1) the number of Caucasian women in the program; (2) the number of women who sued SBA to gain entry; and (3) the criteria SBA uses to determine whether Caucasian women and others are socially disadvantaged.