Small Business Hub Zone Program Suffers from Reporting and Implementation Difficulties

By Cooper, David E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000093041
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 4.9 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Small Business Hub Zone Program Suffers from Reporting and Implementation Difficulties
Author:	Cooper, David E.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: The Congress created the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program to stimulate economic development and create jobs in distressed urban and rural areas, called HUBZones. To achieve these goals, the HUBZone program provides more access to federal contracting opportunities for small businesses. The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers the program, and federal agencies report their program achievements-the number and value of contract awards-to the Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC). In fiscal year 2000, federal agencies reported awarding $663 million in contracts under the HUBZone program. In response to your request, we examined (1) whether HUBZone program achievements are being accurately reported, and if not, the reasons for inaccuracies and (2) whether federal agencies are having difficulty implementing the HUBZone program to award contracts to certified HUBZone firms, and if so, the reasons for the difficulty.