Trump nominee for SBA IG doesn’t rule out security probe of DOGE
William Kirk said the watchdog would “appropriately look at” possible violations of security standards in response to Sen. Markey’s question about a Wired story on unvetted DOGE…
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SBA Office of Inspector General
SBA inspector general notes significant IT challenges entering fiscal 2022
The pandemic paused the agency's focus on big-money IT projects as it scrambled to set up relief loan portals.
Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence will help IGs investigate fraud
COVID-19 relief fraud investigations will last the decade, but not much, if any, funding appears to be going to automated screening of loan applicants.
Missing E-Tran controls saw SBA issue $692M in duplicate pandemic relief loans
Proper screening could catch such errors, as well as fraud the agency is instead investigating after the fact.
Audit finds SBA’s information security program ‘not effective’ despite cyber improvements
The agency has boosted oversight of incident response, risk management and contingency planning, but continues to fall short of FISMA expectations.