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RCED-93-36R 1 (1992-10-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackdk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UntdStates GAO Genera Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division J f-f24ffJ0 October 6, 1992 147729 The Honorable James H. Bilbray House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bilbray: In July 1991, you wrote us about congressional hearings held last year in Las Vegas, Nevada, that raised concerns about how well the Small Business Administration (SBA) was performing its responsibilities in the southern Nevada area. During those hearings, witnesses questioned the staffing and effectiveness of SBA's Las Vegas District Office and alleged that SBA was not adequately performing its procurement assistance activities in southern Nevada. You asked us to review SBA's activities in southern Nevada. In meetings with your office, we agreed to provide specific information on (1) the sufficiency of staff resources at SBA's Las Vegas District Office, (2) the effectiveness of the Las Vegas District Office in performing its primary function--loan approval and servicing, (3) the extent to which southern Nevada federal installations are meeting their goals to provide procurement contracts to small businesses, and (4) the level of SBA outreach and counseling to small businesses in southern Nevada. SBA's mission is to help people get into business and stay in business. SBA fulfills its mission by providing financial assistance, management counseling, and training to new and established people in the small business community. In addition, SBA monitors the extent to which federal agencies award procurement contracts to small businesses and provides procurement assistance outreach to small firms. SBA has delegated decision-making authority in most of its program areas to. its field offices. In summary, we found that while SBA's Las Vegas District Office has not been staffed at an optimal level, 8 of 10 regions, including region 9, where the Las Vegas District Office is located, are understaffed. Despite these staffing difficulties, SBA performance information indicates GAO/RCED-93-36R, Small Business in Southern Nevada C / r7

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