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ID-82-5 1 (1981-12-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabctc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 117-101 BY T--IE L US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of State Overseas Allowances And Benefits: System Problems Remain The overseas allowances and benefits system affe ts some 50,000 U.S. Federal civilian emi loyees stationed in foreign areas and costs at least $500 million annually. Prior GAO re- views identified problems with the system that resulted in civilian employees not receiv- ing quitable treatment. Although some work ove the last 7 years has been directed at im- pro ing the system, most of the earlier GAO recommendations to make the system more equitable and efficient have not been ade- quately addressed. The: Inter-Agency Committee on Overseas Allowances and Benefits was unsuccessful in resolving system problems. The system con- tinuos to lack a common body of rules and no atte pt has been made to identify the type of allowance or benefit required to satisfy a specific overseas location need at the lowest cost, Additionally, a comprehensive and read- ily available data base does not exist to facil- itate decisionmaking and a need remains to explain to employees why some allowance and benefit differences are justified. Solution of hese problems would increase overseas allo ances and benefits uniformity, while mak ng the system more equitable and ef- ficie t. ll1 i1 1llr rf11 117101 I D-82-5 DECEMBER 22, 1981 1) 617 7,¢

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