Over $340 million intended to fund Department of Defense (DoD) contracts intended for small businesses owned by disabled veterans may have been awarded to ineligible companies, according to a DoD Inspector General (IG) draft report released today.

DoD does not “require adequate verification of contractor status before awarding SDVOSB set-aside and sole-source contracts,” the Inspector General said today. “As a result, nonqualified firms received awards, reducing the opportunities for veterans disabled defending their country to receive DoD contracts.”