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FPCD-82-76 1 (1982-09-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 IK=URAL PWMSONNL AN COMPWINATION DIVIUION B-208934 SEPTEMBER 27,1982 The Honorable Les Aspin House of Representatives Dear Mr. Aspin: 119515 Subject: Information on the Funded Legal Education Program (GAO/FPCD-82-76) This report responds to your January 30, 1982, letter in which you asked us to review selected aspects of the military services' implementation of the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP). The Congress enacted this program in 1973 to help the services overcome critical shortages of lawyers in grades 0-4 to 0-6. During fiscal year 1981, 179 military officers were participating in FLEP at a total cost of about $5.3 million. As you requested, we obtained information on (1) the military services' implementation of FLEP, (2) the services' procedures for determining the number of lawyers and FLEP participants required, and (3) whether the services have waived obligated service for FLEP participants. As agreed with your office, we did not assess the cost effectiveness of FLEP. Also, because of insufficient data, we could not measure the extent FLEP has helped the services to retain lawyers, but the data we did collect allowed us to generalize about its effect on retention. We conducted our review between April and August 1982 in accordance with our Office's current Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions. We discussed the purpose, scope, and implementation of FLEP with the Judge Advocates General (JAG) Corps (which is comprised of lawyers who perform various legal functions) in each service and reviewed applicable program regulations. We also obtained FLEP cost estimates. To determine the probable effect of FLEP on retention, we obtained some estimates on the likelihood that personnel with varying periods of completed military service would remain in service until retirement. We reviewed 4nd discussed with manpower policy, standards, and plans personnel the services' regulations and procedures for determining the number of lawyers required and their policies on waiving obli- gated service requirements. (967059) 14,+)

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