U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Oversight

Separate from the hearings, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship works to ensure that federal agencies are properly administering programs and carrying out the intent of Congress. Following are letters sent by the Committee to agencies, organizations, and other individuals. Click on the subject to read the letter and the date on the right-side to read the response.

107th Congress

date to regarding response
10/22/02 GSA Request that the GSA Consider Using Global Office Link Software to Improve Services n/a
10/08/02 Education In Support of Minority and Disadvantaged Business Procurement n/a
09/10/02 Ethics Request for Clarification of Senate Rule 29, Paragraph 5 n/a
07/18/02 Gov't Affairs Call for Department of Homeland Security to Meet Small Business Procurement Goals n/a
07/17/02 Pres. Bush Requesting Drought Relief for Affected Small Businesses n/a
07/09/02 SBA Call for Implementing the Women's Procurement Program n/a
04/29/02 SBA Request for Specifics on Agency Initiative to Guarantee Pools of Conventional Business Loans n/a
04/22/02 OMB Request for Review of OMB Repeated Miscalculations of SBA Program Budget n/a
04/15/02 Colleagues Request to Cosponsor the Native American Business Development Act n/a
04/12/02 SBA Request to Examine the Issue of Set-Asides for Small Disadvantaged Businesses n/a
03/28/02 Colleagues Notification of Exposition of Small Business Homeland Security Products n/a
03/22/02 CBC Regarding Continued Support for Minority Businesses n/a
03/22/02 SBA Call for Fully Funding Tribal Business Information Centers n/a
03/20/02 SBA Call for Changes to Improve HUBZone Rule n/a
03/05/02 CBC Call for Coordination with the Congressional Black Caucus to Improve Federal Contracting Programs for Minority Businesses n/a
02/08/02 Treasury Oversight Request for Information Concerning the Treasury Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization n/a
02/08/02 SBA Request to Extend the Comment Period on Proposed SBA Rule n/a
01/29/02 DoD Call for Full Implementation of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in all DoD Programs n/a
01/24/02 SBA Call for Increased Funding for Tribal Business Information Centers n/a
11/28/01 Various Agencies Request for Status on Creation of Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal Agencies n/a