During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Small Business Administration was handed a nearly impossible task: stand up massive new lending programs almost overnight to keep millions of businesses…

Kelly Loeffler touted $3 billion in savings from canceled contracts and $630 million from ID’ing fraudulent loans, but House lawmakers seeking specifics came up empty.

Kelly Loeffler said canceled contracts have saved the SBA $3 billion, but DOGE data shows $22 million in savings.

Hartley Caldwell replaces acting IT chief Douglas Robertson, who took over for Marcus Alzona.

The OIG told the agency that noncompliance with MFA on personal devices and the accessing of networks from foreign locations presented IT security risks.

Marcus Alzona, who assisted with the Trump inauguration, briefly served in the position.

A tech executive and Maryland GOP stalwart named Marcus Alzona is listed in the position on one page, but other references to him appear removed.

The agency disputed several cybersecurity and risk management findings in a new watchdog report about the SBA’s Unified Certification Platform.

The agency’s modernization project will start Aug. 1 after top Republicans on the Senate and House Small Business committees asked for a delay.

Sen. Ernst, ranking member of the chamber’s Small Business Committee, has been critical of the agency’s privacy standards around personally identifiable information.