Disabled Get Few State Contracts, Audit Finds
From Times Wire Reports
Few state agencies and departments are complying with a mandate to award 3% of their contracts to businesses owned by disabled veterans, a state audit found.
That could mean the 3% goal is unreasonable or that veterans aren’t aware of the program, said the Bureau of State Audits in its report on the program.
The Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise program was started in 1989 to ensure that disabled veteran business owners have a shot at state contracts.
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