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SBA Announces Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/9/2025

WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a “full-scale” audit of the 8(a) program after a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three 8(a) business...more

SBA Launches Full-Scale Audit of the 8(a) Program

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/3/2025

On June 27, 2025, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), Kelly Loeffler, announced that she is directing an “immediate and full-scale audit of the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program.”...more

SBA Announces Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program to Uncover Fraud and Bribery

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/2/2025

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 27, 2025, announced a comprehensive, full-scale audit of its 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) Program), marking a significant escalation in federal oversight of...more

Investigations Newsletter: Fraud Scheme Results in $56 Million Seized as Largest Recovery of Cryptocurrency by US

ArentFox Schiff on 11/19/2021

Fraud Scheme Results in $56 Million Seized as Largest Recovery of Cryptocurrency by US - On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California’s request was...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008

ArentFox Schiff on 1/25/2021

DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008 - On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving...more

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