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Appendix B:

Sample of "External" Staff Review Functions


Office of Inspectors General Authority: Inspector General Act 1978, As Amended, 5 USC, App (1982); OMB Circular A-73 & A-110

Function: Performs audit, evaluation, inspection, investigation, & review activities; reviews legislation; promotes economy, prevents fraud, waste, & abuse.

Staff Years: 15,158*

Estimated Budget FY 1994 $1.3B

Overlap: Broad investigative & audit authority. Can overlap all other offices.

Schedule: As needed.

General Accounting Office Authority: 31 USC 712

Function: Performs audits & evaluations as directed by Congress.

Staff Years: 4,900

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $437M

Overlap: Broad audit authority. Can overlap all other offices.

Schedule: As requested

Office of Management and Budget Authority: Presidential Directives and EO 11541, EO 12151

Function: Preemptive activities. Intervention in management through the use of SWAT Teams when there is breakdown or when there are budgetary shortcomings .

Staff Years: 534

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $53M

Overlap: Agency management and budget offices.

Schedule: As needed.

Environmental Protection Agency Authority: Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Superfund, etc.

Function: Controls environmental degradation, set standards, monitor compliance and enforcement through audits, investigations, & reviews.

Staff Years: 3,500

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $350M

Overlap: State programs.

Schedule: As needed.

Merit Systems Protection Board Authority: Civil Service Reform Act 1978, Reorganization Act 1204 (a) (3) and 1206

Function: Conducts special studies & reviews of OPM.

Staff Years: 280

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $26.4M

Overlap: Coordinates with GAO on some studies.

Schedule: Annual studies on selected topics.

Office of Personnel Management, Agency Compliance & Evaluation Authority: Civil Service Reform Act, Title 5 USC 1103 & 1104

Function: Audits federal agencies, compliance with government personnel laws & regulations.

Staff Years: 40

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $8.0M

Overlap: Some overlap with OSC in area of prohibited personnel practices.

Schedule: Every 5 years.

Office of Government Ethics Authority: Ethics in Government Act 1978, Title 4

Function: Reviews agency ethics programs, audits financial disclosure reports.

Staff Years: 39

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $3.2M

Overlap: Can overlap agency responsibilities.

Schedule: Every 3 years.

Office of Special Counsel Authority: Civil Service Reform Act 1978, Reorganization Act, 5 USC, Section 1214 (a) (1) (A)

Function: Investigates allegations of prohibitive personnel practices & Hatch Act violations.

Staff Years: 100

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $8M

Overlap: Overlap agency responsibilities.

Schedule: As needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Authority: Title 7 of Civil Right Acts of 1964. Expanded Authority under the Civil Service Reform Act 1978

Function: Limited investigations & some audits to ensure compliance with federal EEO requirements.

Staff Years: 2,850

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $230M

Overlap: Overlap agency responsibilities.

Schedule: As needed or requested.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration ******************************************* Authority: Occupational Safety & Health Administration Act

Function: Sets safety & health standards & inspection of employees & federal workers.

Staff Years: 70

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $8.7M

Overlap: Some overlap in the private sector (migrant labor camps).

Schedule: By priorities (inspects 6 million employers with 90 million employees).

General Services Administration, In-formation Resource Management Policy *************************************** Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act, Brooks Act

Function: Audits agencies to determine level of procurement authority to approve. Provides outside assessment of IRM program.

Staff Years: 15

Estimated Budget FY 1994: Not reported

Overlap: None.

Schedule: Every 3 years.

Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy ************************************ Authority: Public Law 98-191 1974 Public Law 93-4000 Amended at least 4 times

Function: Provides procurement policy leadership. Brings consistency to federal procurement policies & practices; advises the President on procurement issues. Oversees federal agencies to ensure compliance.

Staff Years: 31

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $3M

Overlap: None.

Schedule: As needed.

Defense Contract Management Command *********************************** Authority: Defense Management Review Decision 916. DAR FAR Supplement Part 42

Function: Performs contract administration on most DOD contracts. Also performs audit, evaluation, inspection, investigation and review activities.

Staff Years: 3,900

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $250M

Overlap: None.

Schedule: As needed.

Defense Contract Audit Agency ***************************** Authority: DOD Directive 5105.36. OMB Circular 73

Function: Audits 95% of federal government contractors.

Staff Years: 5,524

Estimated Budget FY 1994: $355M Overlap: None.

Schedule: Annual.


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