Job Training Partnership Act. Inadequate Oversight Leaves Program Vulnerable to Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement. Report to Congressional Requesters [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5534419
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED335557
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991
- 51 p.
- Summary:
-
An assessment was made of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)'s vulnerability to waste, abuse, and mismanagement and the adequacy of federal, state, and local program oversight to prevent and detect such practices. The study examined JTPA activities in 2 federal regions, 6 states, and 12 service delivery areas, mostly for the program year ending June 30, 1990. Programs with known problems were not studied. The study found the following: (1) improper spending of JTPA funds on program administration and training contracts has reduced the amount available for training and placement assistance, and federal oversight has not detected these problems; (2) examples of misspending included misclassifying administrative expenditures in nine of the service delivery areas--so that violations of limitations on administrative spending were camouflaged, on-the-job training contracts for excessive training, and improper or unsupported payments being made to training vendors; and (3) state monitoring efforts and independent audits did not detect these practices. The study concluded that federal and state oversight of the JTPA program is inadequate to ensure that incidents of waste, abuse, and mismanagement are detected and that such practices are minimized. The study recommended that technical assistance be provided to states for the development and implementation of monitoring procedures and that policy guidance should be developed to clarify regulations regarding accounting, on-the-job training contracts, and purchasing controls. (KC)
- Notes:
-
- Availability: U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (first five copies free; additional copies--$2.00 each; 100 or more--25% discount).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2061 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Job Training Partnership Act. Services and Outcomes for Participants with Differing Needs. Report to Congressional Requesters [microform]
- Job Training Partnership Act. Actions Needed To Improve Participant Support Services. Report to Congressional Requesters [microform]
- Job Training Partnership Act. Summer Youth Programs Increase Emphasis on Education. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [microform]
- Dislocated Workers. Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Flawed. Statement of Linda G. Morra, Director of Education and Employment Issues, Human Resources Division. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Employment, Housing and Aviation, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives [microform]
- Job Training Partnership Act. Information on Training, Placements, and Wages of Male and Female Participants. Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate [microform]