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GGD-82-10 1 (1982-01-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcva0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C ,COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON 0-C. 205A B-205919 JANUARY 18, 1982 The Honorable Glenn English Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights $ Committee on Government Operatifi.*$ ICTED - N.t to e re e nt i Ud 6I House of Representatives Acccuntirg Ce'x:et U V'- ,';e Ctt [ce ci C~t. 2C': *#d --: Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Potential Impact of National Archives and Records Service Budget Reductions (GGD-82-10) On September 15, 1981, you asked for our views on the poten- tial impact of proposed fiscal year 1983 budget cuts at the National Archives and Records Service's (NARS's) Office of Records and Information Management. Because of the need for a timely re- sponse to your concerns, we did not perform a detailed review of the matter. Also, although budget cuts are being proposed for NARS' Federal records center program, we did not analyze their impact. We relied extensively on our recent audit work at NARS and obtained key documents concerning the proposed budget reduc- tion. We also interviewed NARS officials to obtain their views on the reasons for, and impact of, the budget reduction. Our conclusions are based primarily on positions we have taken in earlier reports and testimony. The Administrator of General Services has Government-wide records management responsibilities, which have been assigned to NARS. NARS' role is to guide agencies and to help them with their records creation, maintenance, use, and disposition pro- grams. NARS' functions include: developing and improving re- cords management standards, procedures, and techniques; operating Federal records centers; and evaluating the effectiveness of agency records management practices. Except for Federal records center functions, NARS' Office of Records and Information Management carries out these functions. In response to a directive from the Administrator, NARS was requested to submit a revised budget package reflecting addi- tional reductions from the total NARS budget. The Archivist of the United States, the head of NARS, proposed a reduction in the appropriated portion of the Office of Records and Information Management's budget from $3.4 million in 1981 to $1.6 million in 1983--a reduction of over 50 percent. More recent fiscal year 1982 budget cuts mriay accelerate these reductions. (009713

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