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HRD-77-33 1 (1977-01-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabvv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 00430 - rA05909981 Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on the Operations of civil Departments and Agencies. HRD-77-33; B-106190. January 17, 1977. 205 pp. Report to Rep. George H. Mahon, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations; Sen. John L., McClellan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations; by Elmer B. Staats, Coptroller General. Issue Area: Internal Auditing Systems (200). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: General Government: Other General Government (806). Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Appropriations. Authority: National Cancer Institute Act .f 1971 (P.L. 92-218). 7ederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (P.L. 94-295). Fish and Wildlife Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 742c). Mining and Minerals Policy Act. Housing and Commurity Development Act of 1974. Fai° Labor Standards Act. National Environmental Policy Act. Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. Tha annual review and audit included analysis of Federal computer systems uses and management, personnel management, and ways of saving money in operations costs for all Federal civic departments and agencins. Findings/Conclusions: Agriculture nreds to reassess its funding of various areas and should consider better vocational education for small farmers to increase productivity. Commerce should increase funding for research into the census undercount and should develop programs to help manage and maintain fishery resources. HEW health seruice programs, including training programs, and health safety programs should be reevaluated to determine better management procedures. Social service and special education programs also need to bo improved. HUD programs for assessment of the environmental impact of proposed projects and collection of outstanding mortgage payments need improvement, but weaknesses in the taxpaying system s are being corrected. Interior mineral and fuel policy needs improvement, as do the reclamation activities. Labor should improve its auditing and investiqating operations, its funds allocation, and its wcrker protection programs. Data are available to measure the impact of minimum and overtime wage provisions for the Fair Labor Standards Act on working parentr hiring babysitters. Statels international aid programs need to be reevaluated and funds possibly redistributed. Transport,\tion should improve controls over various projects. All th' Commissions and boards need to improve program and Fund Management. (iS)

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