Operations. Commiers, consumer, and wengary mys HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 28, 1981 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 83-190 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1981 6634 1981 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma EUGENE V. ATKINSON, Pennsylvania STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina DOUG BARNARD, JR., Georgia PETER A. PEYSER, New York BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts HAROLD WASHINGTON, Illinois TOM LANTOS, California FRANK HORTON, New York JOEL DECKARD, Indiana WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania RAYMOND J. McGRATH, New York HAL DAUB, Nebraska JOHN HILER, Indiana DAVID DREIER, California LAWRENCE J. DENARDIS, Connecticut WILLIAM M. JONES, General Counsel CONTENTS Page Hearing held on March 28, 1981.... Browne, Paul R., Associate Administrator for Business Development, Small Business Administration, accompanied by Raymond L. Harshman, District Director, Detroit District Office; James O. Gordon, Ássistant Regional Administrator for Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development; and Robert Murphy, Assistant District Director for Minority Small Business in Detroit___ Carter, Wanda C., Acting Chief, Procurement and Supply Division, Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, accompanied by Allen Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the McMurtry, Walter M., Jr., president, Inner-City Improvement Madison, William F., Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, General Services Administration, accompanied by Kenneth E. Nale, Thomas Grafton, and Harry S. Gordon, Patrick, Charles, executive director, National Association of Mi- Perez, Leo, president, CLI Design Engineering Services, accompanied by Franklin Sims and James Cooper.. Raymond, Carol, Executive Director, Minority Business Oppor- Sewell, Douglas, co-owner, American Office Products.. Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by- Carter, Wanda C., Acting Chief, Procurement and Supply Division, 28-30 Gilmer, Margaret, contracting officer (retired), Veterans' Adminis- Gordon, James O., Assistant Regional Administrator for Minority 87 |