Small Business Act

Energy's Disadvantaged Business Advocate Not Reporting to Proper Management Level Gao ID: GGD-87-69 May 26, 1987

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) compliance with section 15 of the Small Business Act, which requires that the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), be responsible only to and report directly to the agency head or deputy.

GAO found that, although OSDBU reported directly to the agency head, it did not comply with the statutory requirements of the act, since it received day-to-day supervision from another management level.

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