Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on 8(a)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow to discuss the 8(a) program at the Small Business Administration.

The hearing is titled "Promise Fulfilled: The Role of the SBA 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic Development in Indian Country." The program has helped tribal and Alaska Native owned businesses break into the government contracting industry.

The hearing takes place at 2:15PM in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel # 1
Mr. Joseph G. Jordan
Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration

Mr. Peter L. McClintock
Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Small Business Administration

Panel # 2
Ms. Jackie Johnson-Pata
Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians

Ms. Julie Kitka
President, Alaska Federation Natives

Panel # 3
The Honorable Chief James Allan
Chairman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe

Mr. Lance Morgan
Chairman, Native American Contractor s Association, Washington, DC, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Ho-Chunk, Inc

Mr. Larry Hall
President, S & K Electronics Inc.

Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing on Promise Fulfilled: The Role of the SBA 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic Development in Indian Country (April 7, 2011)

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