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B-157356 1 (1974-02-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafcn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-157356 FEB 8 1974 The Honorable James 0. Eastland United States Senate Dear Senator Eastland: As requested in your June 2, 1973, letter we reviewed certain aspects of the Head Start program operated by the Community Education Extension of Mary Holmes College, Jackson, Mississippi. The program was funded by a grant under title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2781). Our review concentrated on the program concerns expressed in Governor William L. Waller's May 28, 1973, letter to you--costs for per- sonnel, travel, consumable supplies, and consultant fees and the areas of medical and dental screening and treatment, child eligibility, and child attendance. We identified a possible violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001 relating to falsification of volunteer time records by employees and voluntegrs of five Head Start centers. The Extension program personnel also -6eeded to more effectively implement internal controls to insure proper use of personnel, travel, consumable supplies, and medical and dental screening and treatment resources. We found no significant irregularities in con- sultant fees, child eligibility, or child attendance. FALSIFICATION OF VOLUNTEER TIME RECORDS The terms and conditions of the Head Start grant to the Extension require it to provide 9 percent of the total program cost in cash or through in-kind contributions. The non-Federal share claimed by the college consisted of in-kind contributions of time by volunteers who assisted in the local Head Start centers. Biweekly volunteer time reports were prepared at the centers to show the daily time contributions. The reports, signed by the volunteers and their supervisors, contained a notice that furnishing false information might be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both under 18 U.S.C. 1001. We tested the validity of volunteer time reported for the week ended September 28, 1973, at 6 centers in 6 of the 14 counties served by the program and noted several instances when false information was reported, resulting in an overstatement of contributed time. Through interviews with the volunteers and their supervisors, we determined that the time reported by five of the six centers was overstated by at least 24 percent. ~%&64-o99s'r

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