Women-Owned Businesses
RCED-93-159R: Published: Jun 7, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal agencies' efforts to achieve contracting goals for women-owned businesses, focusing on: (1) how many of the 18 major federal procuring agencies have women-in-business specialists; (2) whether agencies with such specialists award a greater percentage of contract dollars to women-owned businesses; and (3) whether procurement procedures to solicit contract bids ensure that women business owners are aware that such contracts are available. GAO found that: (1) federal agencies are not required to have women-in-business specialists and the Office of Personnel Management has not established an occupation classification for the position; (2) nine agencies have women-in-business specialists, and the other nine have staff that assist all small businesses; (3) agencies with women-in-business specialists are not more successful in increasing their percentages of contract dollars awarded to women-owned businesses; (4) only Commerce attributed its increase in contract dollars awarded to women-owned business solely to its specialist's efforts; and (5) all agencies, except the Tennessee Valley Authority, generally follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation in soliciting bids, and do not provide services beyond the usual small business assistance to women-owned businesses.
Sep 27, 2018
Small Business Administration:
Actions Needed to Improve Confidence in Small Business Procurement ScorecardGAO-18-672: Published: Sep 27, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 27, 2018.
Sep 24, 2018
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Small Business Contracting:
Small Business Administration Could Further Strengthen HUBZone Eligibility Reviews in Puerto Rico and ProgramwideGAO-18-666: Published: Sep 24, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 24, 2018.
Aug 23, 2018
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Consumer Protection:
Gender-Related Price Differences for Goods and ServicesGAO-18-500: Published: Aug 9, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 23, 2018.
Jun 5, 2018
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Small Business Loans:
Additional Actions Needed to Improve Compliance with the Credit Elsewhere RequirementGAO-18-421: Published: Jun 5, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 5, 2018.
May 14, 2018
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Event Ticket Sales:
Market Characteristics and Consumer Protection IssuesGAO-18-347: Published: Apr 12, 2018. Publicly Released: May 14, 2018.
Jan 31, 2018
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Small Business Research Programs:
Agencies Need to Take Steps to Assess Progress Toward Commercializing TechnologiesGAO-18-207: Published: Jan 31, 2018. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 2018.
Jan 4, 2018
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Small Business Contracting:
SBA Efforts May Clarify the Assignment of Industry Codes, and Most Code Appeals Were DismissedGAO-18-76: Published: Dec 5, 2017. Publicly Released: Jan 4, 2018.
Dec 19, 2017
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Drug Industry:
Profits, Research and Development Spending, and Merger and Acquisition DealsGAO-18-40: Published: Nov 17, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2017.
Oct 25, 2017
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Small Business Contracting:
Actions Needed to Demonstrate Compliance with Requirements for Small Business AdvocatesGAO-18-191T: Published: Oct 25, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 25, 2017.
Sep 25, 2017
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Small Business Contracting:
Actions Needed to Demonstrate and Better Review Compliance with Select Requirements for Small Business AdvocatesGAO-17-675: Published: Aug 25, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 25, 2017.
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