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B-290005 1 (2002-07-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaoee0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO ,Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-290005 July 1, 2002 The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman, Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Unauthorized Legal Services Contracts Improperly Charged to Resource Management Appropriation Dear Mr. Chairman: The purpose of this letter is to advise you of contracts for legal services that the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) entered into without authority and that the Service improperly charged to its resource management appropriation. During the course of GAO's review of the Service's implementation of the endangered species program,' we learned that the Service had entered into contracts with a law firm and with an attorney for assistance with various personnel issues, labor law matters, and allegations of discrimination. As of April 9, 2002, the Service had paid over $155,000 for these legal services, using funds from its fiscal year 2001 resource management appropriation. For the reasons explained below, the Service has no authority to acquire legal services, and payments the Service made under the contracts were improper. In addition, the Service's resource management appropriation is not available for the purchase of legal services. Accordingly, the Service has violated the Antideficiency Act and should report the violation to the Congress and the President in accordance with the provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-34, (2000). 'U.S. General Accounting Office, Endangered Species Program: Infonmation on How Funds Are Allocated and What Activities Are Being Emphasized, GAO-02-581 (Washington, D.C.; June 25, 2002).

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