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HR-8-116 1 (1978-04-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtlz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. WAS0INGTON. C. zcS5 HR8-116 April 18, 1978 B-163922.61 The Honorable The Secretary of Labor Dear Mr. Secretary: Congressman William M. Ketchum has asked the General Accounting-Office to answer several questionsconcernin a $500,000 grant reportedly awarded by the.Department of Labor to the United Farmworkers of America.- The questions relate to the grant award process as well as-several issues re- lating to the grantee's qualifications as a.grant recipient. Congressman Ketchum's request-was cosigned and/or supported in separate letters'by about.30'Members of Congress. We have attempted to obtain complete access to -the Department's records pertaining to the. grant, but'access to certain of these records-has been denied.. On March 13r 1978, the Director, Office of National Programs-of the Employment and Training Administration, and a representa- tive of the solicitor's office advised us that contrary to a January 11, 1978, Department press release, a -final - .. grant award has not yet been executed-with the United Farmworkers. We were further advised that, consequently, . access to all grant-related records fdated' after the actual selection of the United Farmworkers was being denied in order to maintain the confidentiality of negotiations. On March 20, 1978, we met again with these two officials as well as representatives of the Directorate of Audit and Investigations of-the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management-in another attempt to obtain access to pertinent records. Our request was again denied. Although we appreciate the sensitivity-of this situation, we cannot respond to the Congressmen's. concerns . without access to the entire grant file, including docu- ments relating to the ongoing neqotiations. As you know, a major responsibility'of the General Accounting Office is to make independent reviews of agency. programs and report to the :Congress on the manner in which Pederal departments and agencies .implement the laws enacted by Congress. Our responsibilities are not limited to

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