April 2, 1998

Report On Inspection Regarding Small Business Contracting Statistics Reporting And Presentation

During this inspection, we sought to determine if the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity: 1. Issued the annual “Report to Congress on the Small Business Program” for FY 1993, FY 1994, and FY 1995, as required by the Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications, as amended by Public Law 96-470, and 2. Notified the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs that the Department’s small business prime contract goal in the FY 1995 Performance Agreement with the President needed to be revised. We also sought to determine if: 3. Visual aids prepared for Secretarial presentations contained incorrect information regarding the Department’s small business program.