Department of Veterans Affairs :agency has exceeded contracting goals for veteran-owned small businesses, but it faces challenges with its verification program : report to congressional committees.

The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (the 2006 Act) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give priority to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB and SDVOSB) when awarding contracts to small businesses. The 2006 Act also requires GAO to conduct a 3-year study of VAs implementation of the act. GAO evaluated (1) the extent to which VA met its prime contracting goals for VOSBs and SDVOSBs in fiscal years 2007-2009; (2) VAs progress in implementing procedures to verify the ownership, control, and status of VOSBs and SDVOSBs in its mandated database; and (3) VAs progress in establishing a review mechanism of prime contractors subcontracts with VOSBs and SDVOSBs. GAO obtained and analyzed data on VAs prime and subcontracting accomplishments, and reviewed a sample of verified businesses to identify any deficiencies in VAs verification program.

• | Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Aug 10, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 60 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1974437345
• | ISBN-13: 9781974437344