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GAO-04-577R 1 (2004-03-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqcc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 March 31, 2004 The Honorable Martin Olav Sabo Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Budget Issues: Reprogramming of Federal Air Marshal Service Funds in Fiscal Year 2003 Dear Mr. Sabo: On May 15, 2003, and again on July 25, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittees on Homeland Security, of its intention to reprogram a large amount of funds appropriated to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for fiscal year 2003. In an August 2003 letter, you requested that we review the key events leading up to the reprogramming and subsequent revisions as they related to the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS). In particular, you asked that we determine (1) whether senior TSA, DHS, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials were informed of the implications of the FAMS funding reductions prior to submission of the reprogramming notices; (2) the programmatic implications of the funding reductions on the FAMS program; (3) whether it was legally necessary to send an impoundment message to the Congress; and whether the Secretary of Homeland Security had delegated to the Under Secretary for Management the authority to transmit reprogramming notifications to the cognizant Appropriations Subcommittees. Finally, you asked us to identify, as appropriate, improvements in budget execution for future consideration. As agreed with your office, we briefed your subcommittee staff on February 27, 2004, and the majority staff on March 3, 2004, on the results of our work.' This report transmits the information we provided in those briefings. To address these objectives, we reviewed relevant documentation on the proposed reprogramming and other documentation on the FAMS program and budget. We interviewed senior DHS, TSA and FAMS officials and their staffs and staff at OMB to discuss the reprogramming process and the reductions in funding for FAMS. We also interviewed DHS and TSA General Counsel staff to obtain their perspectives on questions regarding impoundments and delegation. We conducted our work from 'The summary slides used during these briefings are reprinted in enc. III. GAO-04-577R Air Marshal Reprogramming

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