The House Small Business Committee is investigating the Small Business Administration after an SBA inspector general's report found the agency misappropriated COVID funds.
, sent a letter Tuesday to SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman and Chief Acquisition Officer Patrick Ingram, informing the officials of the investigation and requesting information and documentation related to the allegations in the report.
The OIG found that instead of paying the staffing rates originally agreed upon in its agreement with Highlight, the SBA allowed the contractor to billusing labor rates for Washington, D.C., the highest rate in the country, rather than paying the rates for the regions where the work was being conducted. That change cost taxpayers an extra $3.8 million more than it should have, according to the report.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing Dec. 13, 2022. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2023.
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