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Small Business Administration to sue ASBL
05 Oct '06
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The Small Business Administration and the Justice Department are threatening to file suit against the Petaluma, California-based American Small Business League (ASBL). The SBA is claiming the American Small Business League is using the SBA official seal in a way that violates federal law.
The SBA seal appears on the American Small Business League website on an excerpt of an investigation from the SBA's Office of Inspector General.
The ASBL's position is that the SBA's seal is not being used on their website for any commercial purposes, nor does it appear in any way that would indicate an SBA endorsement.
The SBA Inspector General investigation in question found, "agencies are counting awards made to large firms towards their small business procurement goals." The SBA was one of the federal agencies found to be falsifying their small business contracting statistics.
The SBA Inspector General found the SBA had reported millions in awards to several large businesses, including Dutch conglomerate Buhrmann NV, towards their small business contracting goals.
ASBL President Lloyd Chapman believes newly appointed SBA Administrator Steven Preston prompted the threat of litigation against the ASBL to retaliate for the ongoing legal battle between the SBA and the ASBL.
The ASBL has won two federal lawsuits against the SBA to force the disclosure of information that the SBA and General Services Administration were aware of widespread fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs.
The SBA seal appears on the American Small Business League website on an excerpt of an investigation from the SBA's Office of Inspector General.
The ASBL's position is that the SBA's seal is not being used on their website for any commercial purposes, nor does it appear in any way that would indicate an SBA endorsement.
The SBA Inspector General investigation in question found, "agencies are counting awards made to large firms towards their small business procurement goals." The SBA was one of the federal agencies found to be falsifying their small business contracting statistics.
The SBA Inspector General found the SBA had reported millions in awards to several large businesses, including Dutch conglomerate Buhrmann NV, towards their small business contracting goals.
ASBL President Lloyd Chapman believes newly appointed SBA Administrator Steven Preston prompted the threat of litigation against the ASBL to retaliate for the ongoing legal battle between the SBA and the ASBL.
The ASBL has won two federal lawsuits against the SBA to force the disclosure of information that the SBA and General Services Administration were aware of widespread fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs.
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