United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 62 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-205 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205 P0b002ee18037fc7a f:d07205 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205 GAO-07-205 Contract administration Data collection Data integrity Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Federal regulations Government information Hurricane Katrina Procurement regulations Reporting requirements Small business Small business contractors Small business contracts Subcontracts Program goals or objectives DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Other Written Product A66365 In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DOD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) were responsible for 94 percent of the federal funds awarded for relief efforts via contracting as of May 2006. This report, which GAO conducted under the Comptroller General's Authority, describes (1) the amounts that small businesses received from prime contracts with these agencies, (2) the extent of subcontracting, (3) and the extent to which Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) received Department of Transportation funds for Katrina-related projects. In conducting this study, GAO analyzed agency contract data, reviewed federal acquisition regulations, and interviewed agency procurement officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205.pdf GAO-07-205 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-205 Other Written Product GAO-07-205; Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Businesses; Contract administration Data collection Data integrity Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Federal regulations Government information Hurricane Katrina Procurement regulations Reporting requirements Small business Small business contractors Small business contracts Subcontracts Program goals or objectives DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Public Law 93-288 Public Law 109-59 Public Law 109-61 Public Law 109-62 Public Law 109-148 Public Law 109-234