Small Business Act

NASA's Disadvantaged Business Advocate Not Reporting to Proper Management Level Gao ID: GGD-87-50 April 6, 1987

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) to determine its compliance with the Small Business Act's required reporting level.

GAO found that: (1) although a NASA regulation changed the OSDBU Director's reporting level from the Administrator to the Deputy Administrator, NASA never implemented it; and (2) since the Director has reported and continues to report to the Associate Deputy Administrator, the reporting level is not in compliance with the Small Business Act.

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