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GAO-01-124R 1 (2000-10-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalrd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 24, 2000 The Honorable Dan Miller Chairman, Subcommittee on the Census Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Census Bureau Participation in Los Angeles Symposium, August 2000 Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request that we review the Bureau of the Census' participation in a symposium entitled Advocacy in the Next Millennium: New Paradigms for Progress. The event, which focused on challenges facing the African American community, including census undercounts, took place in Los Angeles, CA, on August 12, 2000. The Bureau attended the symposium as part of its partnership program, a nationwide effort reflecting the Bureau's belief that broad-based participation in the census must be built at the community level. Because promotional material used the Census 2000 logo, identified the Bureau as a sponsor of the symposium, and made it appear that the event was connected to the Democratic National Convention (which began in Los Angeles on August 14th), you had several questions concerning the Bureau's attendance. Specifically, as agreed with your office, we reviewed (1) the extent to which the Bureau's participation in the symposium was consistent with applicable appropriations act provisions, (2) the review process the Bureau used to determine whom it partners with, (3) how the review process was applied to its decision to participate in this event, and (4) the Bureau's specific expenditures on the symposium and how the Bureau believes they furthered the purposes of the partnership program. Assessing the appropriateness of the Bureau's participation at the event was beyond the scope of this review. As part of our ongoing examination of the 2000 Census, we are conducting a larger study of the Bureau's partnership program that focuses on how it was implemented and some of the key ingredients that appear to be common to a successful partnership effort. We anticipate issuing that report in the future. We obtained our information by reviewing applicable appropriations act provisions; interviewing officials responsible for approving partnering requests at Bureau headquarters in Suitland, MD, and at the Los Angeles Regional Census Center; interviewing Bureau staff who participated in the sympo sium; and examining relevant documents, such as budget memoranda. GAO-01-124R Census Bureau Participation in Los Angeles Symposium, August 2000 Page 1

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