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On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
So this is the self-certify. So if I go to HHS and say I am a service-disabled veteran and I own this company and I want to bid for this contract, they just check I am a service-disabled veteran, but there is no one checking with the VA that they are actually a veteran, that they are service-disabled, and then there is also no certification that they are actually the owner or main part of this contracting, is that correct?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the verification process for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses bidding for contracts.

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