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089303 1 (1970-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvft0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 204, 161 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 LM089303 JUL 14 I Mr. Thomas Hurt, Director Veterans Administration;Regional Office St. Petersburg, Florida Dear Mr. Hurt: We have examined into the policies, procedures, and practices of the Veterans Administration (VA) relating to its management of the flight training program. We interviewed knowledgeable officials, reviewed VA and flight school records, and examined into (1) the accuracy and propriety of payments made under this program and (2) VA's administrative controls over the program, including super- vision of the State Approving Agency (SAA) which approves courses for enrollment of veterans. Our work was performed in Florida at the VA Regional Office (VARO), St. Petersburg; the Florida State Approving Agency for Private Schools, Tallahassee; and three Florida flight schools. At each of the three schools, we found that the schools had not retained records supportin- the number of hours of ground instruction provided to veterans. In addition, at two of the schools we found differences between the number of flight training hours that had been certified to the VA as the basis for payments to the veterans and the number of hours recorded in the schools' records. Based on the results of our review, we believe that improve- ments are needed in certain areas of VA's management of the flight training program. The areas are discussed below. DEFICIENCIES IN FLIGHT SCHOOL RECORDS Our review of records maintained by the three flight schools disclosed that (1) the number of ground instruction hours certified to VA could not be verified in many instances because the schools did not retain ground instruction records and (2) the number of flight training hours certified to the VA did not correspond to the number of flight training hours recorded on the schools' records. unligalilumumm ululHIIIIIO R

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