Government at the Brink, by Fred Thompson: on Jobs

USDA problems: info security and Forest Service finances

Repeated studies by both the GAO and the Agriculture Department’s own Inspector General have documented over 15 core management problems that plague the Department. Two of the problems--information security and Forest Service financial management--are on GAO’s “high risk list” of those federal activities that are most vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The following is a brief description of eight of the most serious core management problems at the Agriculture Department. These problems are:

Weak oversight of federal crop insurance programs;
Food stamp fraud and error;
Abuses in the Child and Adult Care Food Program;
Fragmented food safety programs;
Rural rental housing fraud and abuse;
Delays in handling civil rights complaints;
Financial mismanagement; and
Poor use of information technology.

Source: Government at the Brink, by Fred Thompson, Vol.2, p. 1 Jun 3, 2001

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