Balancing Fraud Prevention and Effective Loan Processing Pt. 2
SUMMARY: SBA’s fraud prevention and efficiency efforts are not ad hoc – they are guided by a lattice of laws and policies. Emergency statutes can tilt the balance toward speed (as seen in 2020), whereas oversight laws like PIIA and the directives of OIG/GAO push for...
Balancing Fraud Prevention and Effective Loan Processing Pt.1
SUMMARY: SBA’s challenge is to erect strong fraud defenses that operate with speed and precision – filtering out bad actors with minimal friction for good actors. The pandemic experience laid bare the consequences of too little upfront control, but it also...
SBA Administration’s Day One Priorities
SUMMARY: On Day One, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced her priorities to rebuild the agency into an efficient engine of free enterprise supporting American small businesses. This includes supporting President Trump’s “America First” agenda, eliminating...
Work Force Optimization in Government
SUMMARY: The DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative streamlines federal hiring, reduces bureaucratic inefficiencies, and enhances accountability, impacting both government agencies and businesses that work with them. Workforce Optimization in Government: The Path to...