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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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