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Small Business Research Programs: Better Data Could Improve Insight into Companies’ Success
GAO-26-108750
Sep 29, 2026
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14 Open Recommendations
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Department of Education The Secretary of Education should revise the agency's future Phase II solicitations to communicate that applicants are required to submit updated commercialization reports to SBA for any prior Phase II awards. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should require Phase II applicants to submit with their proposals proof that they updated commercialization information—such as a copy of updated commercialization reports—for Phase II awards that they completed within the last 5 years. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should require Phase II applicants to submit with their proposals proof that they updated commercialization information—such as a copy of updated commercialization reports—for Phase II awards that they completed within the last 5 years. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should revise the agency's future Phase II solicitations to communicate that applicants are required to submit updated commercialization reports to SBA for any prior Phase II awards. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should require Phase II applicants to submit with their proposals proof that they updated commercialization information—such as a copy of updated commercialization reports—for Phase II awards that they completed within the last 5 years. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should revise the agency's future Phase II instructions to communicate that applicants are required to submit updated commercialization reports to SBA for any prior Phase II awards. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Health Insurance Marketplaces: CMS Needs Stronger Controls to Prevent Unauthorized Actions by Agents and Brokers
GAO-26-108297
Jul 13, 2026
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2 Open Recommendations
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should design and implement stronger controls to verify consumer consent to agent and broker actions on consumer enrollments, restrict access to consumer information to the agent of record, and notify consumers of agent and broker activity on their federal Marketplace enrollments. Such controls could include use of a one-time passcode and limits to the amount of consumer details agents and brokers who are not the agent of record can see when conducting a person search. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should periodically review the relevance and effectiveness of the controls it implements to ensure consumers authorize, and are informed of, agent and broker activity on their federal Marketplace enrollments and make changes as appropriate based on those reviews. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Ensure Consistent Outreach to Survivors
GAO-26-108688
May 18, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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Small Business Administration The SBA Administrator should establish controls to help ensure that agency outreach materials across regions consistently include key information for those affected by disasters to access needed resources and manage their recovery. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Artificial Intelligence: Uses and Risks for Small Business Contracting and Innovation Research
GAO-26-107828
May 04, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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Small Business Administration The Administrator of SBA should ensure that the Chief Information Officer establishes policies and procedures for meeting the agency's applicable reporting requirements for AI use case inventories, including defining roles and responsibilities, and for documenting the implementation of policies and procedures and key decisions. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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