The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said it’s working on a list of longstanding IT management problems previously flagged by the agency’s inspector general, and it estimates taking action on most of those by Aug. 30 of this year. That list of promised IT management fixes – responding to problems that have been identified for…

Why GAO Did This Study Since spring 2020, SBA has administered four pandemic relief programs, including PPP and COVID-19 EIDL. PPP provides potentially forgivable loans to small businesses. COVID-19 EIDL provides low-interest loans of up to $2 million for operating and other expenses, as well as advances (grants). Concerns about SBA’s implementation of PPP and…

Armed with nearly a decade of service to the SBA including time recently serving in an acting capacity, this leader takes on a new permanent role. Shannon Rhonten is now listed as the Deputy Director for Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, Data Analytics (DART) and IT Division within the Small Business Administration. See Shannon’s…

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