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Employment for People with Disabilities: Little Is Known about the Effectiveness of Fragmented and Overlapping Programs
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO identified 45 programs that supported employment for people with disabilities in fiscal year 2010, reflecting a fragmented system of services. The programs were administered by nine federal agencies and overseen by even more congressional committees. All programs overlapped with at least one other program in that they provided one or more similar employment service to a similar populationpeople with disabilities. The greatest overlap occurred in programs serving veterans and servicemembers (19 programs) and youth and young adults (5 programs). In addition, GAO identified seven programs that did not limit eligibility to any particular population and were potentially available to veterans and servicemembers or youth. Some overlapping programs, such as those with specific eligibility requirements, have less potential for duplicationproviding the same services to the same beneficiariesthan others. However, even when the potential for duplication of services is low, there may be inefficiencies associated with operating multiple programs that provide similar services to similar populations. Coordination across programs may help address fragmentation and potential duplication, but officials that GAO surveyed reported only limited coordination. However, among six selected programs that only serve people with disabilitiesincluding the …
Date:
June 29, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
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The UNT Digital Library
Foreclosure Review: Opportunities Exist to Further Enhance Borrower Outreach Efforts
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date:
June 29, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library