OSC and SBA

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the SBA administrator sign documents at a table.

OSC and SBA

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman sign a letter-of-intent partnering SBA and DOD's newly-established Office of Strategic Capital at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 3, 2022.

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Photo by: Chad McNeeley, DOD | VIRIN: 221203-D-TT977-0018.JPG

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