Robert Burton: “These regulations were designed to protect small businesses, but in practice, agencies have failed to fully implement…”

I think it is so important for Congress to start having those transparency requirements imposed on consolidated contracts.

The objective of the Small Business Act was not just to get dollars to a few small businesses; it was to ensure maximum participation of the small businesses in the federal procurement system.

I cannot give the information in the memo, but after having read it, along with some of our legal staff on the committee, there is nothing in there that would lead to anybody other than the Attorney General's position of not appointing an…

The government needs to deemphasize the dollars and start looking at the participation rate.