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HRD-85-82 1 (1985-06-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnrw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: HEtTW|CTED - Not to be released o he e 7 Accounting Office exoept o the basis of cpcci ;ic.a by the Office f Owgreoslonal Refations UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED NUMAN 111MOURCES June 24, 1985 DIVISION B-219199 The Honorable William S. CohenNH HiN Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight 127332 of Government Management Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Interim Report on the Department of Labor's Management of the ERISA Enforcement Program (GAO/HRD-85-82) As requested by the Subcommittee, we are providing informa- tion from our ongoing general management review of the Depart- ment of Labor on the management of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) enforcement program to assist the Subcommittee in its oversight hearings on implementa- tion of ERISA. The objectives of our overall management review are to de- termine how well Labor is organized and managed to (1) identify and handle emerging issues, (2) efficiently and effectively im- plement programs, and (3) provide business-like functional support systems, such as financial management and procurement. We chose the ERISA enforcement program as a case study for our overall review to assess, among other factors, the extent to which problems in management direction or control contributed to longstanding criticisms of the program. We reviewed previously issued reports on the enforcement program and interviewed program officials in headquarters and 3 of 10 area offices (Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas) to obtain their views on program operations and problems. As part of our overall review, we sent questionnaires to 10 managers involved in the program to obtain their perceptions on Labor Department management in general. We also analyzed program policy and strategy documents and selected program performance data. The Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation also have roles to play in implementing certain ERISA provisions, but we did not include them in our review. Our work was performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. (203511)

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