Heavy Turnover at SBA Delays Management Improvements

Government Executive: Over-reliance on acting managers in nearly all top-level positions has prevented the Small Business Administration from promptly addressing its long-term management challenges, the Government Accountability Office found.

“Frequent turnover of political leadership in the federal government, including at SBA, has often made sustaining attention to needed changes difficult,” auditors said in a report released late last month. "Senior SBA leaders have not prioritized long-term organizational transformation in areas such as human capital and information technology.”

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