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GAO-01-687R 1 (2001-05-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwet0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-287638 May 11, 2001 The Honorable Fred Thompson Chairman The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman Ranking Member Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and SDace Administration: Federal Acquisition Regulations Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, entitled Federal Acquisition Regulations; Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (RIN: 9000-AI69). We received the rule on April 26, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 25, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 20894. The final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulations to implement section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Section 508 requires that when federal departments or agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use Electronic and Information Technology (EIT), they must ensure that the EIT allows federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by other federal employees. Enclosed is our assessment of the agencies' compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the agencies complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-01-687R

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