Relocation Travel: Numbers and Costs Reported by Federal Organizations
for Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995 (Letter Report, 06/30/97,
GAO/GGD-97-119).

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the
number of civilian employees relocated during fiscal years (FY) 1991 and
1995 and the associated costs of these relocations, focusing on: (1) the
total number of civilian employees who were relocated at the federal
government's expense; (2) the total cost of these relocations to the
government; (3) the agencies that had rotational policies requiring
their civilian employees to relocate; and (4) trends for the number and
cost of civilian employee relocations during this period.

GAO noted that, for FY 1991 through 1995: (1) 97 federal organizations
reported authorizing about 132,800 relocations, and 23 other
organizations reported making about 40,200 relocations; (2) a small
number of organizations accounted for the bulk of the relocations
authorized or made; (3) while the total numbers of relocations
authorized and made fluctuated yearly across the organizations that
provided data for all 5 fiscal years, there was moderate change in these
totals between FY 1991 and 1995; (4) across the organizations that
provided data for all 5 fiscal years, the total number of relocations
authorized decreased by less than 1 percent (89 organizations) and the
total number of relocations made increased by about 12.5 percent (19
organizations) from FY 1991 to 1995; (5) 97 federal organizations
reported obligating about $3.4 billion for relocations, and 23 other
organizations reported expending about $363 million for relocations; (6)
a small number of organizations accounted for the bulk of the relocation
obligations or expenditures; (7) across the organizations that provided
data for all 5 fiscal years, total relocation obligations varied and
total relocation expenditures increased yearly; (8) there was noticeable
change in these totals between FY 1991 and 1995; (9) in constant 1995
dollars, total relocation obligations increased about 16 percent (83
organizations) and total relocation expenditures increased about 88
percent (22 organizations) from FY 1991 to 1995; (10) for the 22
organizations, this increase was due to the Department of the Navy's
expenditures; (11) excluding the Navy's expenditures, the 21 remaining
organizations' total expenditures decreased by less than 1 percent
during the period; (12) 15 federal organizations reported that they had
mandatory rotational policies requiring some of their employees to
rotate on a prescribed schedule; (13) most of these organizations
attributed their policies to federal regulations that limit overseas
tours of duty; and (14) based on data provided by these 15
organizations, GAO estimated that these rotational policies accounted
for about 19 percent of the total relocations reported as authorized and
about 7 percent of the total relocations reported as made during this
period.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  GGD-97-119
     TITLE:  Relocation Travel: Numbers and Costs Reported by Federal 
             Organizations for Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995
      DATE:  06/30/97
   SUBJECT:  Employee transfers
             Relocation allowances
             Civilian employees
             Personnel management
             Americans employed abroad
             Travel costs

             
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Report to Congressional Requesters

June 1997

RELOCATION TRAVEL - NUMBERS AND
COSTS REPORTED BY FEDERAL
ORGANIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS
1991 THROUGH 1995

GAO/GGD-97-119

Government Relocation Travel

(240209)


Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV

  DLA - Defense Logistics Agency
  DOD - Department of Defense
  FAM - Foreign Affairs Manual
  FTR - Federal Travel Regulation
  GSA - General Services Administration
  JTR - Joint Travel Regulations
  OMB - Office of Management and Budget
  TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority

Letter
=============================================================== LETTER


B-274212

June 30, 1997

The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate

The Honorable Fred Thompson
Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs
United States Senate

This report responds to your request for governmentwide information
on the number of civilian employees relocated during fiscal years
1991 through 1995 and the associated costs of these relocations. 
Specifically, you asked us to provide information on (1) the total
number of civilian employees who were relocated at the federal
government's expense, (2) the total cost of these relocations to the
government, and (3) the agencies that had rotational policies
requiring their civilian employees to relocate.  As agreed, we are
also providing information on trends for the number and cost of
civilian employee relocations during this period. 

The General Services Administration (GSA) periodically has surveyed
federal agencies to, among other things, obtain and analyze the
estimated total payments for employee relocation travel.  However,
GSA's most recent survey of federal agencies' relocation travel was
done in 1991 and the results have not been analyzed.  To provide the
requested information, for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, we
surveyed executive branch departments; their subordinate agencies,
bureaus, and administrations; and the largest independent agencies
(hereafter referred to as federal organizations).\1 In total we
surveyed 120 federal organizations.  These organizations employed
about 1.9 million civilian employees, representing 96 percent of the
federal civilian workforce as of September 1995.  We received
responses from 119 of the 120 organizations.\2

Most of the 119 federal organizations that reported information on
the numbers of relocations did so using one of two different
categories: 

  -- relocations authorized, that is, the number of civilian
     employees who were reported as approved to relocate; and

  -- relocations made, that is, the number of civilian employees who
     were reported as actually relocated. 

Similarly, most of the 119 federal organizations that reported on the
costs of relocations did so using one of two different categories: 

  -- relocation obligations, that is, the total funds obligated, for
     each fiscal year, at the time the relocation was approved and
     against which expenditures were to later be posted; and

  -- relocation expenditures, that is, the actual disbursements
     during each fiscal year for the costs incurred to relocate
     civilian employees. 

These different reporting categories for numbers and costs of
relocations are not directly comparable.  Accordingly, we report
separately the information from the federal organizations that
responded using each category.  One organization, the Department of
the Navy, reported its relocation information using all four
reporting categories (relocations authorized and made and relocation
obligations and expenditures).  When Navy's components reported to
Navy headquarters their number of civilian employees relocated, some
components reported relocations authorized and others reported
relocations made.  Also, when reporting the cost of civilian employee
relocations, some Navy components reported obligations and others
reported expenditures.  For this reason, we provide different
segments of the Navy's relocation information in whichever of the
categories Navy's components reported them for the number and costs
to relocate civilian employees.  As a result, in aggregating the data
across all of the organizations in our survey, part of the Department
of the Navy is included in each category.  In total, we report
relocations authorized for 97 organizations and relocations made for
23 organizations.  Similarly, we report relocation obligations for 97
organizations and relocation expenditures for 23 organizations.\3

The data provided in this report are based on the best information
the federal organizations could provide and are not complete for each
of the years for which we requested data.  Several organizations did
not provide information for all years during the 1991 through 1995
period.  A few other organizations did not provide information for
all of their components for all of the years during this period.  In
addition, some organizations did not provide certain types of
relocation costs in their reported obligations or expenditures.  As a
result, the information in this report probably understates the
actual numbers and costs of civilian employee relocations. 


--------------------
\1 We excluded the U.S.  Postal Service and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation from our survey because they receive minimal or
no appropriations to fund their operations. 

\2 The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration
did not respond to our survey. 

\3 Because of the inclusion of the Navy in each category, the total
number of organizations reporting numbers and costs of relocations in
the detailed tables is 120. 


   RESULTS IN BRIEF
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1

For fiscal years 1991 through 1995:\4

  -- Ninety-seven federal organizations reported authorizing about
     132,800 relocations, and 23 other organizations reported making
     about 40,200 relocations.\5 A small number of organizations
     accounted for the bulk of the relocations authorized or made. 
     While the total number of relocations authorized and the total
     number of relocations made fluctuated yearly across the
     organizations that provided data for all 5 fiscal years, there
     was moderate change in these totals between fiscal years 1991
     and 1995.  Across the organizations that provided data for all 5
     fiscal years, the total number of relocations authorized
     decreased by less than 1 percent (89 organizations) and the
     total number of relocations made increased by about 12.5 percent
     (19 organizations) from fiscal year 1991 to fiscal year 1995. 

  -- Ninety-seven federal organizations reported obligating about
     $3.4 billion for relocations, and 23 other organizations
     reported expending about $363 million for relocations.\6 Again,
     a small number of organizations accounted for the bulk of the
     relocation obligations or expenditures.  Across the
     organizations that provided data for all 5 fiscal years, total
     relocation obligations varied and total relocation expenditures
     increased yearly.  And, there was a noticeable change in these
     totals between fiscal years 1991 and 1995.  In constant 1995
     dollars, total relocation obligations increased about 16 percent
     (83 organizations) and total relocation expenditures increased
     about 88 percent (22 organizations) from fiscal year 1991 to
     fiscal year 1995.  For the 22 organizations, this increase was
     due to the Department of the Navy's expenditures.  Excluding the
     Navy's expenditures, the 21 remaining organizations' total
     expenditures decreased by less than 1 percent during the period. 

  -- Fifteen federal organizations reported that they had mandatory
     rotational policies requiring some of their employees to rotate
     on a prescribed schedule.  Most of these organizations
     attributed their policies to federal regulations that limit
     overseas tours of duty.  Based on data provided by these 15
     organizations, we estimated that these rotational policies
     accounted for about 19 percent of the total relocations reported
     as authorized and about 7 percent of the total relocations
     reported as made during this period. 


--------------------
\4 In considering the data presented here, it should be noted that
some relocations authorized may not have occurred at all or during
fiscal years 1991 through 1995.  Moreover, some of the relocation
obligations may not have been expended at all or during the 5-year
period covered, or actual expenditures could have been different from
the amounts obligated. 

\5 The Department of the Navy reported both relocations authorized
and made. 

\6 The Department of the Navy reported both relocation obligations
and expenditures. 


   BACKGROUND
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2

Federal organizations relocate their civilian employees to help them
accomplish their many varied and unique missions.  Organizations
carry out their missions through a civilian workforce of nearly 2
million employees assigned to offices in locations throughout the
United States, its territories and possessions, and various foreign
countries.  The Secretary of State determines the length of an
overseas tour for Foreign Service Officers.  The tour of duty
overseas for Department of Defense (DOD) employees is prescribed by
DOD's Joint Travel Regulations (2 JTR).  When civilian employees are
authorized to relocate in the interests of the government, they are
to be authorized to relocate prior to the time they actually move,
and they generally have up to 2 years, and can request a third year,
from the date that they report to their new location to complete the
relocation and receive reimbursement for the associated costs. 
Therefore, the actual relocation may not take place in the fiscal
year that it is authorized.  Also, expenses associated with the
relocation may be paid to the employee over the 2- to 3-year period. 

Two federal laws provide government organizations with the primary
authority to pay the travel and related expenses of relocating a
civilian employee:  the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as
amended, 5 U.S.C.  ï¿½ï¿½ 5701-5742, and the Foreign Service Act of 1980,
22 U.S.C.  4081.\7 GSA's Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), 41 C.F.R.,
chapters 301 to 304, implements the provisions of the Administrative
Expenses Act.  FTR, chapter 302, governs the travel and relocation
expenses of civilian employees, except those in the Foreign Service. 
Based on authority provided in the Foreign Service Act, travel and
relocation expenses for Foreign Service Officers are prescribed by
the Secretary of State in the Foreign Service Travel Regulations. 
These regulations are contained in volume 6 of the Foreign Affairs
Manual (6 FAM).  Once any civilian employee is located in a foreign
area, his or her travel allowances and differentials are set by the
Secretary of State in the Standardized Regulations (Government
Civilians, Foreign Areas). 

Both the Department of State's and GSA's travel regulations authorize
federal organizations to pay basically the same expenses for
relocations within the United States.  These expenses include
transportation of individuals, per diem, subsistence, transportation
and storage of household and personal effects, and real estate
expenses.  The key difference is that Foreign Service Officers are
not entitled to relocation income tax allowances.  Overseas, the
Standard Regulations apply to both Foreign Service Officers and other
civilian employees, and generally provide them with the same
allowances.  These allowances include living quarters allowance,
temporary quarters subsistence allowance, and cost of living
allowance.  One difference is that Foreign Service Officers are
entitled to separation travel, which is relocation to anyplace in the
United States that they choose upon retirement regardless of where
they are located when they retire.  On the other hand, other civilian
employees returning from overseas are only entitled to reimbursement
for travel and relocation expenses to their home of record.  Another
difference is that Foreign Service Officers may be authorized rest
and recuperation travel when assigned to a hardship post.  In order
to receive reimbursement for relocation expenses/allowances to which
they are entitled, both civilian employees and Foreign Service
Officers must sign a service agreement to remain with the government
for 12 months after the date that they report to their new duty
station, mission, or agency, unless they leave the government for
reasons beyond their control and that are acceptable to the agency. 
An employee who violates the agreement must repay the government the
amount it spent to relocate him or her. 

Neither FTR nor FAM specifically define the term relocation.  For the
purposes of this report, we define relocation as (1) the transfer, in
the interest of the government, of an existing civilian employee or
appointee from one office, mission, or agency to another for
permanent duty; (2) the moving of a new eligible appointee from his
or her actual residence in one location to his or her first office or
mission in another location; (3) the return of an existing eligible
civilian employee or appointee who is separated from an overseas
office or mission to his or her actual residence; and (4) the return
of an existing eligible career appointee on retirement from an office
or mission to his or her elected residence within the United States,
its territories, or possessions. 

Collecting exact cost information for relocation travel is difficult. 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No.  A-11, Preparation
and Submission of Budget Estimates and Circular No.  A-34
Instructions on Budget Execution require that federal organizations
record obligations and expenditures by object class according to the
nature of the services or articles procured.  There are no object
classes dedicated solely to recording relocation travel obligations
and expenditures.  Rather, relocation obligations and expenditures
are captured in at least four different object classes, along with
obligations and expenses that are not related to relocation travel. 
These object classes include (1) 12.1 civilian personnel benefits;
(2) 21.0 travel and transportation of persons; (3) 22.0
transportation of things; and (4) 25.7 operation and maintenance of
equipment (related to storage of household goods).  As a result,
relocation obligations and expenditures cannot be extracted from OMB
budget/object class data.  Instead, relocation obligations and
expenditures must be obtained from each federal organization through
queries of its automated systems or examination of its travel
records. 

As the government's travel manager, GSA's Office of Governmentwide
Policy is responsible for establishing governmentwide civilian travel
and relocation policy, updating FTR, gathering travel and relocation
costs, and providing leadership to develop sound travel and
relocation policy.  GSA was required by the Federal Civilian Employee
and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985, 5 U.S.C.  ï¿½ 5707(c), to
periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of
OMB an analysis of, among other things, estimated total agency
payments for employee relocation.  GSA is to survey a sampling of
agencies, each of which spent more than $5 million on travel and
transportation payments in the prior fiscal year.  This provision was
to expire with the administrator's submission of the analysis that
included fiscal year 1991.  The Treasury, Postal Service and General
Government Appropriations Act of 1995, Pub.  L.  No.  103-329 (Sept. 
30, 1994), reinstated this provision with no future expiration date. 
GSA collected the required travel information for fiscal years 1989,
1990, and 1991.  However, GSA only analyzed the travel information
for fiscal year 1989.  GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy recently
distributed its survey to collect travel information, including
relocation travel, for fiscal year 1996. 


--------------------
\7 In addition to the Department of State, Foreign Service Officers
were also assigned to other federal organizations, including the
Agency for International Development; Department of Commerce;
Department of Agriculture; and the U.S.  Information Agency.  There
are also other employees serving overseas that have been granted
statutory authority to receive benefits and allowances comparable to
those granted officers and employees of the Foreign Service, such as
certain employees of the Department of the Treasury and the Defense
Intelligence Agency.  31 U.S.C.  ï¿½ 325; 37 U.S.C.  ï¿½ 431. 


   SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3

To provide the requested civilian employee relocation information, we
developed and distributed a questionnaire to 120 federal
organizations.  We asked the organizations to report their total
number of and cost for civilian employee relocations.  We also asked
whether they had a rotational policy that resulted in civilian
employee relocations.  We received responses from 119 (or 99 percent)
of the 120 organizations surveyed.  The Department of Commerce's
Economic Development Administration, which had a civilian workforce
of less than 400 employees, did not provide a response.  The names of
the organizations that we surveyed are listed in appendix I. 

To develop the questionnaire and ensure its completeness, we
researched FTR and OMB Circular No.  A-11 to identify the allowances
for relocation expenses and the object classes that federal
organizations use to record relocation obligations, respectively.  We
drafted the questionnaire with the assistance of our staff
knowledgeable in federal travel and relocation practices.  We
pretested the questionnaire with the following six organizations: 
the Bureau of the Census, Defense Educational Activity, Department of
State, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S.  Marine Corps, and
Office of Personnel Management.  Using the pretest results, we
revised the questionnaire to help ensure that our questions were
interpreted correctly and that the requested relocation information
was available. 

We did not independently verify the accuracy of the civilian employee
relocation information that the federal organizations provided or
assess the appropriateness of their relocations or the associated
cost because of time constraints and the number of organizations
surveyed.  However, we reviewed each questionnaire for clarity and
completeness and followed up with the organization's contact person
in those instances in which the responses were unclear or incomplete. 

To provide information on rotational policies that resulted in
civilian employee relocations, we obtained copies of these policies
from the pertinent federal organizations.  We reviewed the policies
to understand their purposes, their rotational requirements, and
which employees were affected.  Additionally, we interviewed
cognizant officials to discuss the policies in greater detail,
clarify specific issues, and determine current use of the policies. 
Appendix II contains a more detailed description of our objectives,
scope, and methodology. 

We did our work in Washington, D.C., from June 1996 to June 1997 in
accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. 
Because it was impractical for us to obtain comments from all 119
federal organizations, we requested comments on a draft of this
report from the Director of OMB and the Administrator of GSA.  Their
comments are discussed at the end of this letter. 


   FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED
   RELOCATING THOUSANDS OF
   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4

Most of the federal organizations that responded to our survey
reported authorizing over 130,000 relocations and the other
organizations reported making over 40,000 relocations during fiscal
years 1991 through 1995.  A small percentage of the organizations
reported the majority of the relocations.  Over half of the
relocations authorized or made were reported by 7 percent and 9
percent of the organizations, respectively.  In addition, while the
total number of relocations authorized and the total number of
relocations made fluctuated yearly across the organizations that
reported data for all 5 fiscal years, there was moderate overall
change between fiscal years 1991 and 1995. 


      REPORTED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE
      RELOCATIONS AUTHORIZED
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.1

Ninety-seven federal organizations that responded to our survey
reported that they authorized 132,837 civilian employees to relocate
at the government's expense from fiscal year 1991 through fiscal year
1995.\8 However, the total number of relocations authorized is
probably understated because 7 of the 97 organizations did not, for
various reasons, provide this relocation information for all 5 fiscal
years.  Also, one organization did not report relocations authorized
by one of its components for fiscal year 1991.  As shown in figure 1,
seven organizations accounted for 52 percent (69,072) of the reported
relocations authorized.  Among the seven organizations, the number of
relocations authorized ranged from 17,881 by the Department of State
to 5,509 by the Forest Service.  (Appendix III shows the number of
relocations authorized for each fiscal year reported by the federal
organizations.)

   Figure 1:  Seven Federal
   Organizations Accounted for
   Over 50 Percent of Relocations
   Reported as Authorized, Fiscal
   Years 1991 Through 1995

   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Source:  GAO calculations based on survey data provided by the
federal organizations. 

Because not all of the 97 federal organizations that reported
relocations authorized provided relocation information for all of
their components for all 5 fiscal years, we were precluded from
determining the total change in relocations authorized.  However, 89
organizations did provide relocation information for all 5 fiscal
years.  Across these organizations, total relocations authorized
fluctuated yearly.  In fiscal year 1991, total relocations authorized
were about 25,600; they continually declined to a low of about 20,080
in fiscal year 1993.  Thereafter, total relocations authorized began
to increase, and in fiscal year 1995 reached about 25,370.  Overall,
total relocations authorized decreased less than 1 percent from
fiscal year 1991 to fiscal year 1995. 


--------------------
\8 Twenty-three other organizations reported relocations made during
this period. 


      REPORTED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE
      RELOCATIONS MADE
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.2

The 23 other federal organizations that responded to our survey
reported that they made 40,252 civilian employee relocations from
fiscal year 1991 through fiscal year 1995.\9 The total number of
relocations reportedly made was probably understated because 4 of the
23 organizations--including the Departments of the Army, Energy, and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which were among
those that made the most relocations--did not provide complete
relocation information for all 5 fiscal years.  As shown in table 1,
the Departments of the Army and the Navy accounted for 21,947 (about
55 percent) of the reported civilian employee relocations made. 
(Appendix IV shows the number of relocations made for each fiscal
year reported by the federal organizations.)



                                Table 1
                
                Two Federal Organizations Accounted for
                Over 50 Percent of Reported Relocations
                                 Made,
                     Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995

                                                            Percentage
                                                Reported      of total
Number of federal     Federal                relocations   relocations
organizations         organizations                 made          made
--------------------  --------------------  ------------  ------------
1                     Dept. of the Army           16,009        39.77%
2                     Dept. of the Navy\           5,938         14.75
======================================================================
                      Subtotal                    21,947         54.52
3-23                  Other federal               18,305         45.58
                       organizations
======================================================================
                      Total                       40,252          100%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Source:  GAO survey. 

Nineteen federal organizations reported relocations made for all 5
fiscal years.  Across these organizations, total relocations made
varied yearly.  Relocations made increased from 3,468 in fiscal year
1991 to 3,759 in fiscal year 1992.  In fiscal year 1993, relocations
made decreased to a low of 3,426.  But, total relocations made
increased to 3,622 in fiscal year 1994 and rose to 3,902 in fiscal
year 1995.  Overall, total relocations made increased about 12.5
percent from fiscal year 1991 to fiscal year 1995. 

Although relocations reportedly made increased over the 5-year
period, this increase was not distributed evenly among the 19 federal
organizations.  Two organizations-- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)--reported the greatest changes
in relocations made.  DLA's reported relocations made rose about 221
percent, from 301 civilian relocations made in fiscal year 1991 to
965 in fiscal year 1995.  According to a DLA official, the number of
civilian relocations made increased substantially during this period
due to base realignments and closures and Defense Management Review
decisions.  These decisions resulted in DLA acquiring control of all
DOD supply depots and supporting civilian employees.  DLA
consolidated these depots, reducing the number from 31 to 23 and
relocated employees from closing depots to gaining depots.  DLA also
consolidated its 9 contract management districts into 2 districts,
which led to additional civilian relocations.  TVA's reported
relocations made decreased by 52 percent, from 1,026 in fiscal year
1991 to 490 in fiscal year 1995.  TVA did not provide an explanation
for this decrease.  The changes in the number of relocations made
reported by DLA and TVA generally offset each other.  Collectively,
the 17 remaining organizations displayed about a 14-percent overall
increase in relocations made during this period. 


--------------------
\9 The Department of the Navy reported both relocations authorized
and made based on how its components reported their number of
civilian employees relocated to Navy headquarters. 


   FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED
   BILLIONS IN COSTS TO RELOCATE
   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5

Most of the federal organizations that responded to our survey
reported obligating over $3 billion for relocations and the other
organizations reported expending over $350 million for relocations
during fiscal years 1991 through 1995.  Again, a small percentage of
the organizations reported the majority of the costs.  Over half of
the total relocation obligations were reported by 8 percent of the
organizations, and 70 percent of the total relocation expenditures
were reported by 13 percent of the organizations.  Across the
organizations that provided data for all 5 fiscal years, total
relocation obligations and total relocation expenditures varied
yearly.  When adjusted for inflation, there was a noticeable increase
in the total reported relocation obligations and a larger increase in
total relocation expenditures.  However, the majority of the increase
in total relocation expenditures was due to one organization. 


      FUNDS REPORTED AS OBLIGATED
      TO RELOCATE CIVILIAN
      EMPLOYEES
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :5.1

Ninety-seven federal organizations reported that they obligated about
$3.4 billion for employee relocation expenses for fiscal years 1991
through 1995.\10 Fourteen of the 97 organizations did not provide
information for all 5 fiscal years, which probably resulted in an
understatement of the funds reported obligated.  Also, nine
organizations did not provide obligations for certain relocation
expense categories, and one organization did not provide fiscal year
1994 relocation obligations for its regional offices.  As shown in
figure 2, eight organizations accounted for over 53 percent (about
$1.8 billion) of the total reported obligations for employee
relocation expenses.  (Each federal organization's reported
relocation obligations are located in appendix V.)

   Figure 2:  Eight Federal
   Organizations Accounted for
   Over 50 Percent of Reported
   Relocation Obligations, Fiscal
   Years 1991 Through 1995

   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Source:  GAO calculations based on survey data provided by the
federal organizations. 

From fiscal year 1991 through fiscal year 1995, the total reported
relocation obligations fluctuated yearly across the 83 federal
organizations that provided relocation obligations for all 5 fiscal
years.  In constant 1995 dollars, total relocation obligations
continually decreased from $652.1 billion in fiscal year 1991 to
$546.9 billion in fiscal year 1993.  But, total relocation
obligations increased in fiscal year 1994 and rose to $759.6 billion
in fiscal year 1995.  Overall, total relocation obligations increased
about 16 percent from fiscal year 1991 to fiscal year 1995.  This
increase was not greatly influenced by one organization or a small
group of organizations. 


--------------------
\10 Twenty-three other organizations reported relocation expenditures
during this period. 


      FUNDS REPORTED AS EXPENDED
      TO RELOCATE CIVILIAN
      EMPLOYEES
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :5.2

The 23 other federal organizations reported that for fiscal years
1991 through 1995 they expended over $362.8 million to relocate their
civilian employees.\11 Reported relocation expenditures were probably
understated because one organization did not report fiscal year 1992
relocation expenditures for one of its components.  In addition, 2 of
the 23 organizations did not provide expenditures for all expense
categories.  As shown in table 2, the Departments of Energy and the
Navy and the U.S.  Information Agency accounted for over $254 million
(70 percent) of the total reported expenditures to relocate civilian
employees during this period.  (Appendix VI shows the reported
relocation expenditures for each fiscal year by federal
organization.)



                                Table 2
                
                 Three Federal Organizations Accounted
                 for 70 Percent of Reported Relocation
                             Expenditures,
                     Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995

                                                Reported    Percentage
                                            expenditures        of the
Number of federal     Federal                        for         total
organizations         organizations          relocations  expenditures
--------------------  --------------------  ------------  ------------
1                     Dept. of the Navy\    $141,106,720         38.9%
2                     Dept. of Energy         65,481,906          18.0
3                     U.S. Information        47,416,397          13.1
                       Agency
======================================================================
                      Subtotal              $254,005,023         70.0%
3-23                  Other federal          108,818,666          30.0
                       organizations
======================================================================
                      Total                 $362,823,689          100%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Source:  GAO Survey. 

Annually, total reported relocation expenditures increased across the
22 federal organizations that provided relocation expenditures for
all 5 fiscal years and included each of their components.  In
constant 1995 dollars, total relocation expenditures increased from
$45.7 million in fiscal year 1991 to $46 million in fiscal year 1992. 
In fiscal year 1993, total relocation expenditures increased to $50.3
million; in fiscal year 1994, increased to $81 million; and in fiscal
year 1995, rose to $86 million.  Overall, total relocation
expenditures increased about 88 percent from fiscal year 1991 to
fiscal year 1995.  The Navy accounted for this increase because its
reported relocation expenditures more than quadrupled during this
period.  Navy's relocation expenditures reportedly rose about 367
percent, from $11 million in fiscal year 1991 to $51.4 million in
fiscal year 1995, in constant 1995 dollars.  According to a Navy
official, expenditures for civilian relocations increased
substantially during this period due to the increase in the number of
relocations caused by base realignment and closure decisions.  During
this period Navy closed or began closing and realigning 114 bases. 
Excluding the Navy from the total expenditures, the 21 remaining
organizations' total reported relocation expenditures decreased by
less than 1 percent, from $34.7 million in fiscal year 1991 to $34.6
million in fiscal year 1995. 


--------------------
\11 The Department of the Navy reported both relocation obligations
and expenditures based on how its components reported their cost of
civilian employee relocations to Navy headquarters. 


   NUMBER OF FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
   REPORTING MANDATORY ROTATIONAL
   POLICIES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :6

Fifteen federal organizations reported that they had rotational
policies that required some of their civilian employees to relocate
on a prescribed schedule.  Nine of the 15 organizations reported that
they had these policies because they assign their civilian employees
to overseas locations and must comply with federal regulations or a
treaty that limits such employees' tours of duty.  The six remaining
organizations reported that they had these policies either to (1)
maintain the safety and security of their civilian employees who may
be assigned to dangerous/hazardous locations, (2) maintain their
civilian employees' objectivity when inspecting or auditing specific
locations, or (3) enhance the job-related knowledge and experiences
of their civilian employees, regardless of where they are assigned. 

In addition, the 15 federal organizations estimated the annual
percentage of their civilian employee relocations that were due to
their rotational policies.  Among these organizations, their
estimated annual percentages ranged from 100 to less than 1.  Using
the organizations' estimated percentages, we calculated the estimated
impact these policies had on the number of civilian employee
relocations authorized and made by the 15 organizations. 
Specifically, we multiplied each organization's percentage by either
its reported number of relocations authorized or made.  As shown in
table 3, 11 organizations' (including some Navy components')
rotational policies led to an estimated 24,671 civilian employees
being authorized to relocate during fiscal years 1991 through 1995. 
These relocations authorized--triggered by rotational
policies--accounted for about 18.6 percent of the total reported
relocations authorized. 



                                     Table 3
                     
                         Estimated Number of Relocations
                           Authorized Due to 11 Federal
                       Organizations' Rotational Policies,
                          Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995

                                                          Rotational policy
                                                             relocations
                                                      --------------------------
                                                                      Percentage
                                                                              of
                    Federal                 Reported                organization
                    organizations with         total     Estimated            's
Number of federal   rotational           relocations   relocations   relocations
organizations       policies              authorized    authorized    authorized
------------------  ------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
1                   Department of              2,972         2,972       100.00%
                     Justice--Drug
                     Enforcement
                     Administration
2                   Department of             17,881        17,845         99.80
                     State
3                   Agency for                 2,560         2,458         96.02
                     International
                     Development
4                   Nuclear Regulatory           737           553         75.03
                     Commission
5                   Department of              5,766           635         11.01
                     Justice--Federal
                     Bureau of
                     Investigation
6                   Department of                346            38         10.98
                     Defense--Defense
                     Intelligence
                     Agency
7                   Department of                675            69         10.22
                     Defense--Defense
                     Contract Audit
                     Agency
8                   Panama Canal                 557            40          7.18
                     Commission
9                   Department of                616            38          6.17
                     Defense--Defense
                     Mapping Agency
10                  Department of             12,382            22          0.18
                     Defense--Navy
11                  Department of                871             1          0.11
                     Agriculture--
                     Animal and Plant
                     Health Inspection
                     Service
12-97               Other federal             87,474             0          0.00
                     organizations
================================================================================
                    Total                    132,837        24,671        18.57%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source:  GAO calculations based on survey data provided by the
federal organizations. 

As shown in table 4, five federal organizations' (including some Navy
components') rotational policies resulted in an estimated 2,792
civilian employees being relocated during the same 5-year period. 
These relocations made--triggered by rotational policies--accounted
for about 6.9 percent of the total relocations made that were
reported by the organizations we surveyed. 



                                     Table 4
                     
                     Estimated Number of Relocations Made Due
                          to Five Federal Organizations'
                               Rotational Policies,
                          Fiscal Years 1991 Through 1995

                                                          Rotational policy
                                                             relocations
                                                      --------------------------
                                                                      Percentage
                                                                              of
                    Federal                 Reported                organization
                    organizations with         total     Estimated            's
Number of federal   rotational           relocations   relocations   relocations
organizations       policies                    made          made          made
------------------  ------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
1                   U.S. Information           2,715         2,593        95.51%
                     Agency
2                   Department of                445           152         34.16
                     Commerce--
                     International
                     Trade
                     Administration
3                   Department of              3,450            31          0.90
                     Defense--Defense
                     Logistics Agency
4                   Department of              5,938            11          0.19
                     Defense--Navy
5                   Department of             10,836             5          0.05
                     Defense--Army\a
6-23                Other federal             16,868             0          0.00
                     organizations
================================================================================
                    Total                     40,252         2,792         6.94%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a We did not include Army's reported relocations for fiscal years
1991 and 1992 because Army did not report an estimated percentage of
relocations made due to its rotational policy for these years. 

Source:  GAO calculations based on survey data provided by the
federal organizations. 


   AGENCY COMMENTS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :7

On June 5, 1997, we requested comments on a draft of this report from
the Director of OMB and the Administrator of GSA.  On June 11, 1997,
GSA officials, including the Acting Director, Travel & Transportation
Management Policy Division, provided oral comments.  In general, GSA
officials characterized the report as a useful resource that will
assist them in fulfilling GSA's legislative requirement to biannually
survey agencies and report on, among other things, the estimated cost
of civilian employee relocations.  GSA officials also provided
updated information on the status of GSA's biannual survey and
technical comments.  On June 11, 1997, OMB staff within the Justice
and GSA Branch provided their views on the draft report, which were
technical in nature and involved clarification issues.  GSA's and
OMB's technical comments were incorporated in the report where
appropriate. 


---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :7.1

Copies of this report will be sent to the Ranking Minority Members of
your Committees; the Administrator of the General Services
Administration; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
all federal organizations included in this report; and other
interested parties.  Copies will also be made available to others
upon request. 

If you have any questions concerning this report, please call me on
(202) 512-4232 or Gerald P.  Barnes, Assistant Director, on (202)
512-4228.  Major contributors are listed in appendix VII. 

Bernard L.  Ungar
Director, Government Business
 Operations Issues


FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS SURVEYED
=========================================================== Appendix I

We developed and distributed a questionnaire to provide the requested
relocation information.  The following lists the federal
organizations that we surveyed: 

                    --------------------------------------------------
Department of Agriculture
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Agricultural Marketing Service

                    Agricultural Research Service

                    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                    Cooperative, State, Research, Education &
                    Extension Service

                    Farm Service Agency

                    Food Safety and Inspection Service

                    Food and Consumer Service

                    Forest Service

                    Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards
                    Administration

                    National Agricultural Statistics Service

                    Natural Resources Conservation Service

                    Office of the Chief Financial Officer

                    Office of Communications

                    Office of the Inspector General

                    Office of the Secretary

                    Risk Management Agency

                    Rural Development

                    Departmental Administration


Department of Commerce
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Bureau of Economic Analysis

                    Bureau of Export Administration

                    Bureau of the Census

                    Economic Development Administration

                    International Trade Administration

                    Minority Business Development Agency

                    National Institute of Standards and Technology

                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                    National Technical Information Service

                    National Telecommunications and Information
                    Administration

                    Office of Inspector General

                    Office of the Secretary

                    Patent and Trademark Office

                    U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration


Department of Defense
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Defense Education Activity

                    Defense Information Systems Agency

                    Defense Intelligence Agency

                    Defense Investigative Service

                    Defense Logistics Agency

                    Defense Mapping Agency

                    Defense Special Weapons Agency

                    Department of the Air Force

                    Department of the Army

                    Department of the Navy

                    U.S. Marine Corps

                    Defense Contract Audit Agency


Department of Health and Human Services
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Administration for Children and Families

                    Administration on Aging

                    Agency for Health Care Policy & Research

                    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                    Food & Drug Administration

                    Health Care Financing Administration

                    Health Resources & Services Administration

                    National Institutes of Health

                    Office for Civil Rights

                    Office of General Counsel

                    Office of Inspector General

                    Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
                    Administration


Department of the Interior
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Bureau of Indian Affairs

                    Bureau of Land Management

                    Bureau of Reclamation

                    Minerals Management Service

                    National Park Service

                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
                    Enforcement

                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

                    U.S. Geological Survey

                    Office of the Secretary


Department of Justice
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                    Federal Bureau of Prisons

                    Immigration and Naturalization Service

                    Office of Justice Programs

                    U.S. Attorneys Office

                    U.S. Marshals Service

                    Offices, boards, and divisions


Department of Transportation
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Federal Aviation Administration

                    Federal Highway Administration

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                    Federal Transit Administration

                    Maritime Administration

                    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                    Office of Inspector General

                    Research and Special Programs Administration

                    U.S. Coast Guard

                    Office of the Secretary


Department of the Treasury
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

                    Bureau of Engraving and Printing

                    Bureau of the Public Debt

                    Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                    Financial Management Service

                    Internal Revenue Service

                    Office of Thrift Supervision

                    Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

                    U.S. Customs Service

                    U.S. Mint

                    U.S. Secret Service

                    Departmental Offices and Office of the Inspector
                    General


Other federal organizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Department of Education

                    Department of Energy

                    Department of Housing and Urban Development

                    Department of Labor

                    Department of State

                    Department of Veterans Affairs

                    Agency for International Development

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                    Federal Communications Commission

                    Federal Emergency Management Agency

                    General Services Administration

                    National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                    National Archives and Records Administration

                    National Labor Relations Board

                    Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                    Office of Personnel Management

                    Panama Canal Commission

                    Securities and Exchange Commission

                    Small Business Administration

                    Smithsonian Institution

                    Social Security Administration

                    Tennessee Valley Authority

                    U.S. Information Agency
----------------------------------------------------------------------

OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
========================================================== Appendix II

As agreed, our objectives were to provide information for the
executive branch departments and largest independent agencies on (1)
the total number of civilian employees who were relocated at the
federal government's expense, (2) the total cost of these relocations
to the government, and (3) the agencies that had rotational policies
requiring their civilian employees to relocate. 

To provide the requested relocation information, we developed and
distributed a questionnaire to the 14 executive branch departments
and the 18 largest independent agencies.\1 Relocation travel at most
of the 14 executive branch departments is decentralized, and
subordinate agencies/bureaus/administrations controlled their own
relocations.  Thus, we requested that a separate questionnaire be
completed by each federal organization that had control over its
relocations.  As a result, the questionnaire was distributed to a
total of 120 federal organizations.\2 These federal organizations
employed about 1.9 million civilian employees, representing 96
percent of the federal civilian workforce as of September 1995.  We
received responses from 119 of the 120 federal organizations.  The
Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, which
had a workforce of less than 400 employees, did not provide a
response.  Appendix I lists the federal organizations we surveyed. 

To develop the questionnaire and ensure its completeness, we
researched FTR and OMB Circular No.  A-11, Preparation and Submission
of Budget Estimates, to identify the allowances for relocation
expenses and the object classes that federal organizations are to use
in reporting relocation obligations.  We drafted the questionnaire
with the assistance of our staff knowledgeable of federal travel and
relocation practices.  We pretested the questionnaire with six
federal organizations:  the Bureau of the Census, Defense Educational
Activity, Department of State, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. 
Marine Corps, and the Office of Personnel Management.  Using the
pretest results, we revised the questionnaire to help ensure that our
questions were interpreted correctly and that the requested
relocation information was available. 

Federal organizations are not required to track or keep relocation
information in any specific way.  During pretesting, we found that
organizations maintained relocation travel information at different
organizational levels and used different categories to track the
information.  Organizations had to go through varying levels of
effort to provide the information that we requested.  Some
organizations had centralized automated systems that required them to
write special programs to extract the information.  Some of the
organizations with automated systems had to retrieve the earlier
years of information from archives and then run special programs to
extract the information we requested.  Other organizations did not
have centralized systems or reporting requirements for this type of
information and had to query a number of local offices, which in turn
had to go through automated or paper records to obtain the
information.  We also know of at least one organization that had to
go through paper records and manually tabulate the number and cost of
its relocations.  The organizations generally took from 1 to 3 months
to complete the questionnaire. 

Since federal organizations maintained relocation information at
different levels and used different categories for tracking purposes,
our questionnaire was carefully designed to collect the best and most
complete information possible from each federal organization on its
number and cost of relocations.  The questionnaire allowed
organizations to report their relocation information based on the
categories they used.  As a result, for the number of relocations, 97
organizations reported relocations that they authorized and the other
23 organizations reported the relocations that they made.  Similarly,
the cost of relocations were reported by 97 organizations using
obligations, while the other 23 organizations reported expenditures. 
To help the organizations report complete cost data, we developed a
list of the expense categories related to relocation travel.  We
developed this list based on our research of FTR and discussions with
knowledgeable officials in several federal organizations.  Our survey
asked the federal organizations to include costs incurred in all of
these expense categories and to indicate if there were categories of
expenses for which they could not provide cost data. 

While federal organizations are not required to track or keep
relocation data in a specific way, they are required to maintain
travel records for 6 years that contain information on reimbursements
for individuals.  Based on your request for relocation information
over the last several years, our questionnaire was designed to
collect relocation information for fiscal years 1990 through 1995. 
However, at the time we sent the questionnaires to the federal
organizations, they were required to have data for fiscal years 1991
through 1996, and many organizations could not provide the data for
1990.  Therefore, our report presents information for fiscal years
1991 through 1995. 

Although most federal organizations were able to provide the
requested information for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, the total
numbers and costs of relocations are understated in three respects. 
First, 15 organizations were not able to provide any information for
1 or more years for one or two of the four reporting categories. 
Second, 10 federal organizations reported that they could not provide
any cost information for one or more of the expense categories. 
Lastly, 6 organizations said that the information they reported did
not include data from all components for at least 1 year.  Federal
organizations' reasons for not being able to provide the requested
information included (1) records were inaccessible due to asbestos
contamination; (2) records were incomplete due to office or base
closures or realignments; (3) records had been sent to off-site
storage; (4) accounting systems had changed during the period; and
(5) the inability to separate relocation related travel expenses from
other travel expenses. 

We did not independently verify the accuracy of the relocation
information that the federal organizations provided because of time
constraints and the number of federal organizations surveyed. 
However, we reviewed each questionnaire for clarity and completeness
and followed up with the federal organization's contact personnel in
those instances in which the response(s) was unclear or incomplete. 

To provide information on rotational policies that resulted in
civilian employee relocations, we obtained copies of these policies
from the pertinent federal organizations.  We reviewed the policies
to understand their purposes, their rotational requirements, and
which employees were affected.  Additionally, we interviewed
cognizant officials to discuss the policies in greater detail,
clarify specific issues, and determine current use of the policies. 

We did our work in Washington, D.C., from June 1996 to June 1997 in
accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.  We
did not request comments on this report from the heads of the 119
federal organizations that responded to our survey because it was
impractical.  We requested comments on a draft of this report from
the Director of OMB and the Administrator of GSA.  GSA provided oral
comments, which are discussed in this report.  In addition, GSA and
OMB provided technical comments, which are incorporated in the report
where appropriate. 


--------------------
\1 We excluded the U.S.  Postal Service and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation from our survey because they receive minimal or
no appropriations to fund their operations. 

\2 The executive branch civilian workforce decreased during the
period covered by this review.  The civilian workforce decreased from
about 2.2 million employees in fiscal year 1991 to about 2 million
employees in fiscal year 1995. 


REPORTED NUMBER OF RELOCATIONS
AUTHORIZED BY 97 FEDERAL
ORGANIZATIONS
========================================================= Appendix III

               Relocations authorized reported by fiscal year
           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Total
Federal                                                              relocations
organizat                                                            authorized,
ions         1991       1992       1993       1994        1995         1991-1995
---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ============
Agency
 for
 Internat
 ional
 Developm
 ent
Agencywid     495        602        469        498         496             2,560
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Departmen
 t of
 Agricult
 ure
Agricultu     152        130        111        112         109               614
 ral
 Marketin
 g
 Service
Animal        208        214        148        144         157               871
 and
 Plant
 Health
 Inspecti
 on
 Service
Cooperati     12          6         10          3           2                 33
 ve,
 State,
 Research
 ,
 Educatio
 n, and
 Extensio
 n
 Service
Farm          89         71         47         29          124               360
 Service
 Agency
Food          376        324        281        295         250             1,526
 Safety
 and
 Inspecti
 on
 Service
Forest       1,254      1,037       837       1,022       1,359            5,509
 Service
National      139        73         51         74          36                373
 Agricult
 ural
 Statisti
 cs
 Service
Natural       879        793        604        690         913             3,879
 Resources
 Conserva
 tion
 Service
Office of      0          0          0          4           0                  4
 Communic
 ations
Office of     20         16         11         11          15                 73
 Inspector
 General
Office of      2          0          5          3           0                 10
 the
 Secretar
 y
Risk          10         52         43         28          22                155
 Manageme
 nt
 Agency
Rural         398        539        224        319         382             1,862
 Developm
 ent
Departmen      2          1          0          2           4                  9
 tal
 Administ
 ration
Departmen
 t of
 Commerce
Bureau of      0          0          0          0           0                  0
 Economic
 Analysis
Bureau of      2          1          0          0           4                  7
 Export
 Administ
 ration
Bureau of     155        115        37         48          47                402
 the
 Census
Minority       0          1          5          6           3                 15
 Business
 Developm
 ent
 Agency
National      60         83         95         85          77                400
 Institute
 of
 Standard
 s and
 Technolo
 gy
National       0          0          0          0           0                  0
 Technical
 Informat
 ion
 Service
Patent         0         32          0          0          106               138
 and
 Trademar
 k Office
U.S.           1          1          1          0           0                  3
 Travel
 and
 Tourism
 Administ
 ration
Departmen
 t of
 Defense
Defense       814       2,297      2,070      2,386       2,735           10,302
 Education
 Activity
 \a
Defense       13         61         70         196         210               550
 Informat
 ion
 Systems
 Agency
Defense       58         76         73         73          66                346
 Intellig
 ence
 Agency
Defense       74         127        154        179         82                616
 Mapping
 Agency
Defense        2          9          4         15           2                 32
 Special
 Weapons
 Agency
Departmen     900        900        900        900         900             4,500
 t of the
 Air
 Force
Departmen    1,723      1,390      1,877      3,569       3,823           12,382
 t of the
 Navy
U.S.          110        93         134        175         172               684
 Marine
 Corps
Defense       96         213        134        119         113               675
 Contract
 Audit
 Agency
Departmen
 t of
 Educatio
 n
Departmen     18          9         18         16          16                 77
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided

Department of Health
and Human Services
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency        10          8          8          5           3                 34
 for
 Health
 Care
 Policy &
 Research
Food &        89         207        174        233         158               861
 Drug
 Administ
 ration
Health         4          3          5          3           8                 23
 Resources
 &
 Services
 Administ
 ration
National      246        175        170        138         89                818
 Institut
 es of
 Health
Office         0          1          1          0           0                  2
 for
 Civil
 Rights
Office of      0          1          0          0           0                  1
 General
 Counsel
Office of      7          2         13         13          13                 48
 Inspector
 General
Substance     UA         UA          2          3           4                  9
 Abuse &
 Mental
 Health
 Services
 Administ
 ration
Administr      0          1          4          3           1                  9
 ation
 for
 Children
 and
 Families

Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Departmen     30         29         50         55          323               487
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided
Departmen
 t of the
 Interior
Bureau of     UA         521        325        258         232             1,336
 Indian
 Affairs
Bureau of     537        585        385        294         306             2,107
 Land
 Manageme
 nt
Bureau of     332        281        241        166         176             1,196
 Reclamat
 ion
Minerals      86         40         46         37          32                241
 Manageme
 nt
 Service
National     1,140       938        725        622         804             4,229
 Park
 Service
Office of     26         33         10          5          48                122
 Surface
 Mining
 Reclamat
 ion and
 Enforcem
 ent
U.S. Fish     557        681        469        463         498             2,668
 and
 Wildlife
 Service
U.S.          173        169        172        151         146               811
 Geologic
 al
 Survey
Offices       57         32         20         31          23                163
 of the
 Secretar
 y,
 Solicito
 r, and
 Inspecto
 r
 General
Departmen
 t of
 Justice
Drug          978        525        289        400         780             2,972
 Enforcem
 ent
 Administ
 ration
Federal      1,634      1,091       715        875        1,451            5,766
 Bureau
 of
 Investig
 ation
Federal      1,589      1,815      1,383      1,966       2,077            8,830
 Bureau
 of
 Prisons
Immigrati     399        405        192        259         419             1,674
 on and
 Naturali
 zation
 Service
U.S.          16         30         14         34          20                114
 Attorneys
 Office
U.S.          80         97         118        53          66                414
 Marshals
 Service
Offices,      41         55         67         39          47                249
 Boards,
 and
 Division
 s
Departmen
 t of
 Labor
Departmen     247        191        144        143         205               930
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided
Departmen
 t of
 State
Departmen    3,835      3,597      3,556      3,447       3,446           17,881
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided
Departmen
 t of
 Transpor
 tation
Federal      2,296      1,841      1,678      1,041       1,546            8,402
 Aviation
 Administ
 ration
Federal       249        242        271        235         310             1,307
 Highway
 Administ
 ration
Federal       UA         UA         UA         UA          15                 15
 Railroad
 Administ
 ration
Federal        5          4          3          4          10                 26
 Transit
 Administ
 ration
Maritime       9         16         10          6          10                 51
 Administ
 ration
National       3          1          1          4           3                 12
 Highway
 Traffic
 Safety
 Administ
 ration
Office of      0          1          1          0           4                  6
 Inspector
 General
Research      11          3          2          9           9                 34
 and
 Special
 Programs
 Administ
 ration
U.S.          75         94         141        34          107               451
 Coast
 Guard
Office of     UA         UA         12          9          12                 33
 the
 Secretar
 y
Departmen
 t of the
 Treasury
Bureau of     178        177        167        124         135               781
 Alcohol,
 Tobacco,
 and
 Firearms
Bureau of     33         45         71         33           5                187
 the
 Public
 Debt
Federal       23         12         28          9          26                 98
 Law
 Enforcem
 ent
 Training
 Center
Financial      5          3          3          3           4                 18
 Manageme
 nt
 Service
Internal      UA         UA         446        495         563             1,504
 Revenue
 Service
Office of     61         90         41         25           5                222
 Thrift
 Supervis
 ion
Office of     221        189        257        193         191             1,051
 the
 Comptrol
 ler of
 the
 Currency
 \b
U.S.          841        401        429        493         622             2,786
 Customs
 Service
U.S.          350        233        268        229         249             1,329
 Secret
 Service
Departmen     31         15         16         11          19                 92
 tal
 Offices
 & Office
 of the
 Inspecto
 r
 General
Departmen
 t of
 Veterans
 Affairs
Departmen     UA         UA         UA        1,789       2,254            4,043
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided
Environme
 ntal
 Protecti
 on
 Agency
Agencywid     334        162        165        149         97                907
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided

Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agencywid     18         14         12         14          13                 71
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Federal
 Communic
 ations
 Commissi
 on
Agencywid     UA         UA         12          5           9                 26
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Federal
 Emergency
 Manageme
 nt
 Agency
Agencywid     15         27         15         12          24                 93
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
General
 Services
 Administ
 ration
Agencywid     265        196        216        151         203             1,031
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided

National Aeronautics
and Space
Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agencywid     112        73         34         140         250               609
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided

National Archives
and Records
Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agencywid      9          7         14         11          11                 52
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
National
 Labor
 Relation
 s Board
Agencywid     11         12         14          9           8                 54
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Nuclear
 Regulato
 ry
 Commissi
 on
Agencywid     202        153        137        137         108               737
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Office of
 Personnel
 Manageme
 nt
Agencywid     66         70         33         37          22                228
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Panama
 Canal
 Commissi
 on
Agencywid     138        92         106        78          143               557
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Securitie
 s and
 Exchange
 Commissi
 on
Agencywid      4         18         18         30          13                 83
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Small
 Business
 Administ
 ration
Agencywid     43         39         120        53          48                303
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Smithsoni
 an
 Institut
 ion
Agencywid      7         10          5         11           5                 38
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
Social
 Security
 Administ
 ration
Agencywid     634        549        489        420         546             2,638
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
================================================================================
Totals      26,424     25,568     22,946     26,700      31,199          132,837
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UA:  data were not available. 

\a Fiscal year 1991 does not include data from Europe. 

\b Information reported on a calendar-year basis. 

Source:  GAO Survey. 


REPORTED NUMBER OF RELOCATIONS
MADE BY 23 FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
========================================================== Appendix IV

                  Relocations made reported by fiscal year
           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Total
Federal                                                              relocations
organizat                                                            made, 1991-
ions         1991       1992       1993       1994        1995              1995
---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ============
Department of Agriculture
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultu     99         237        126        106         196               764
 ral
 Research
 Service
Food and       5          5          4          4           5                 23
 Consumer
 Service
Grain         15         12          4          8          30                 69
 Inspecti
 on,
 Packers,
 and
 Stockyar
 ds
 Administ
 ration
Office of      0          0          0          0           0                  0
 the
 Chief
 Financia
 l
 Officer

Department of Commerce
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internati     72         83         70         91          129               445
 onal
 Trade
 Administ
 ration
National       3          3          4          2           1                 13
 Telecomm
 unicatio
 ns and
 Informat
 ion
 Administ
 ration
Office of      1          0          1          5           2                  9
 Inspector
 General
Office of      7          2          6          8           9                 32
 the
 Secretar
 y
National      75         79         141       1,186       1,177            2,658
 Oceanic
 and
 Atmosphe
 ric
 Administ
 ration\a

Department of Defense
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense       33         69         72         76          95                345
 Investig
 ative
 Service
Defense       301        770        705        709         965             3,450
 Logistics
 Agency
Departmen    1,172      4,001      3,768      3,316       3,752           16,009
 t of the
 Army\b
Departmen    1,139       973       1,023      1,418       1,385            5,938
 t of the
 Navy

Department of Energy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Departmen    1,007       626        426        592         706             3,357
 twide
 informat
 ion
 provided
 \c

Department of Health and Human Services
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administr      1          4          4          0           1                 10
 ation on
 Aging
Centers       161        183        117        91          84                636
 for
 Disease
 Control
 and
 Preventi
 on
Health        UA         UA         UA          8          43                 51
 Care
 Financin
 g
 Administ
 ration

Department of Justice
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of      0          0          0          3           4                  7
 Justice
 Programs
Departmen
 t of the
 Treasury
Bureau of     46          6          3         10           4                 69
 Engraving
 and
 Printing
 \d
Financial      7          8          3          8           1                 27
 Crimes
 Enforcem
 ent
 Network
U.S. Mint      7          6          4          7           6                 30

Tennessee Valley Authority
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agencywid    1,026       831        698        550         490             3,595
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided

U.S. Information Agency
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agencywid     545        567        582        526         495             2,715
 e
 informat
 ion
 provided
================================================================================
Totals       5,722      8,465      7,761      8,724       9,580           40,252
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Not all components of NOAA reported for each fiscal year, most
notably, the National Weather Service. 

\b According to an Army Official, relocations made reported for
fiscal year 1991 are underreported. 

\c Fiscal year 1992 data were not available from the Bonneville Power
Administration. 

\d Information reported on a calendar-year basis. 

Source:  GAO Survey. 


REPORTED RELOCATION OBLIGATIONS BY
97 FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
=========================================================== Appendix V

          Obligations reported by fiscal year (nominal dollars)
        ----------------------------------------------------------
Federa
l
organi                                                                     Total
zation                                                              obligations,
s             1991        1992        1993        1994        1995     1991-1995
------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ============
Agency for International
Development
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency  $14,880,70  $17,206,90  $16,764,10  $15,866,60  $17,491,80   $82,210,100
 wide            0           0           0           0           0
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Department of Agriculture
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricu   2,843,264   3,104,626   2,290,333   2,784,278   2,684,144    13,706,645
 ltural
 Marke
 ting
 Servi
 ce
Agricu          UA          UA          UA          UA          UA            UA
 ltural
 Resea
 rch
 Servi
 ce
Animal   1,074,719   2,627,601   2,980,571   4,163,891   5,552,773    16,399,555
 and
 Plant
 Healt
 h
 Inspe
 ction
 Servi
 ce
Cooper     289,364     122,750     139,488      97,606      79,479       728,687
 ative,
 State
 ,
 Resea
 rch,
 Educa
 tion
 &
 Exten
 sion
 Servi
 ce
Farm       477,017     657,470     241,753     388,420   3,357,692     5,122,352
 Servi
 ce
 Agenc
 y
Forest  24,841,511  22,481,257  15,633,969  22,559,055  32,741,392   118,257,184
 Servi
 ce
Grain      117,708     297,630     172,177     261,983     996,168     1,845,667
 Inspe
 ction
 ,
 Packe
 rs,
 and
 Stock
 yards
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Nation   1,590,621   1,390,281     861,769   1,401,541     585,958     5,830,170
 al
 Agric
 ultur
 al
 Stati
 stics
 Servi
 ce
Natura  12,388,532  13,721,337   9,976,237  12,533,729  15,305,558    63,925,393
 l
 Resou
 rces
 Conse
 rvati
 on
 Servi
 ce
Office           0           0           0      64,484           0        64,484
 of
 Commu
 nicat
 ions
Office      11,713           0      23,441     115,869           0       151,023
 of
 the
 Secre
 tary
Risk       292,032   1,036,860   1,562,376     663,415     544,598     4,099,281
 Manag
 ement
 Agenc
 y
Rural    3,598,860   7,361,305   2,529,258   5,541,099   5,683,667    24,714,189
 Devel
 opmen
 t
Depart      13,000      19,000           0      57,000       3,821        92,821
 mental
 Admin
 istra
 tion

Department of Commerce
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau           0           0           0           0           0             0
 of
 Econo
 mic
 Analy
 sis
Bureau          UA          UA           0           0      95,468        95,468
 of
 Expor
 t
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Bureau     441,595     283,745     191,712     251,540     266,561     1,435,153
 of
 the
 Censu
 s
Intern          UA          UA   1,107,058   1,447,075   2,161,546     4,715,679
 ation
 al
 Trade
 Admin
 istra
 tion\
 a,h,i
Minori           0       3,900      61,375      73,012      58,188       196,475
 ty
 Busin
 ess
 Devel
 opmen
 t
 Agenc
 y
Nation      87,386     158,339     248,332     322,224     414,727     1,231,008
 al
 Insti
 tute
 of
 Stand
 ards
 and
 Techn
 ology
Nation   8,474,161   8,250,742  12,851,788  25,511,135  24,417,766    79,505,592
 al
 Ocean
 ic
 and
 Atmos
 pheri
 c
 Admin
 istra
 tion\
 b,c
Nation           0           0           0           0           0             0
 al
 Techn
 ical
 Infor
 matio
 n
 Servi
 ce
Patent           0      51,084           0           0     104,000       155,084
 and
 Trade
 mark
 Offic
 e
U.S.            UA          UA          UA          UA          UA            UA
 Travel
 and
 Touri
 sm
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Depart
 ment
 of
 Defen
 se
Defens  16,219,615  15,099,697  18,387,406  18,447,089  15,657,847    83,811,654
 e
 Educa
 tion
 Activ
 ity
Defens     208,672   1,129,786   1,572,483   4,961,254   5,573,526    13,445,721
 e
 Infor
 matio
 n
 Syste
 ms
 Agenc
 y
Defens     724,332   1,257,517   1,133,212   1,388,008   1,637,677     6,140,746
 e
 Intel
 ligen
 ce
 Agenc
 y
Defens   9,204,197  16,797,271  14,049,671  17,374,796  22,497,544    79,923,479
 e
 Logis
 tics
 Agenc
 y
Defens   2,394,000   4,381,000   4,783,000   6,312,000   2,834,000    20,704,000
 e
 Mappi
 ng
 Agenc
 y
Defens      35,778     143,226      70,801     330,805      70,318       650,928
 e
 Speci
 al
 Weapo
 ns
 Agenc
 y
Depart  15,000,000  12,700,000  16,300,000  17,400,000  17,300,000    78,700,000
 ment
 of
 the
 Air
 Force
Depart  93,109,617  67,100,100  58,201,348  52,186,743  69,904,556   340,502,364
 ment
 of
 the
 Army
Depart  19,079,146  24,544,965  27,937,976  49,101,993  57,157,551   177,821,631
 ment
 of
 the
 Navy
U.S.     1,062,844   1,303,849   2,459,715   3,134,411   2,648,156    10,608,975
 Marine
 Corps
 \d
Defens   4,713,900   5,354,700   6,473,400   5,897,500   4,493,300    26,932,800
 e
 Contr
 act
 Audit
 Agenc
 y

Department of Education
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depart     151,802      81,072     154,363     134,522     136,946       658,705
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Department of Health
and Human Services
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency      47,119      17,651      48,407      13,383      17,105       143,665
 for
 Healt
 h
 Care
 Polic
 y &
 Resea
 rch
Food     2,063,750     998,502   1,767,400   1,892,600   2,362,555     9,084,807
 and
 Drug
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Health          UA          UA          UA      18,231   1,415,396     1,433,627
 Care
 Finan
 cing
 Admin
 istra
 tion\
 e
Health      38,866      24,093      59,087      38,292     136,908       297,246
 Resou
 rces
 &
 Servi
 ces
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Nation   1,116,623   1,022,278     711,518     514,066     936,055     4,300,540
 al
 Insti
 tutes
 of
 Healt
 h
Office           0       4,849           0           0           0         4,849
 of
 Gener
 al
 Couns
 el
Office     140,986      56,522     633,842     639,412     444,700     1,915,462
 of
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al
Substa          UA          UA      12,412      18,285      17,930        48,627
 nce
 Abuse
 &
 Menta
 l
 Healt
 h
 Servi
 ces
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Admini           0      12,296      31,920      16,629       2,239        63,084
 strat
 ion
 for
 Child
 ren
 and
 Famil
 ies

Department of the Interior
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau          UA   2,230,928   1,338,692   1,366,179   1,715,185     6,650,984
 of
 India
 n
 Affai
 rs
Bureau  12,912,516  16,108,420   9,462,566   9,832,325  11,697,123    60,012,950
 of
 Land
 Manag
 ement
Bureau   5,570,434   5,725,737   5,376,036   5,522,779   5,423,885    27,618,871
 of
 Recla
 matio
 n
Minera   1,089,557     690,868     909,283     976,816     723,335     4,389,859
 ls
 Manag
 ement
 Servi
 ce
Nation  10,006,164  11,608,500   9,636,834  11,054,259  16,159,328    58,465,085
 al
 Park
 Servi
 ce
Office     404,788     638,849     292,002     130,510   2,360,570     3,826,719
 of
 Surfa
 ce
 Minin
 g
 Recla
 matio
 n and
 Enfor
 cemen
 t
U.S.     5,820,068   7,356,146   6,209,137   7,043,096  10,207,711    36,636,158
 Fish
 and
 Wildl
 ife
 Servi
 ce
U.S.     5,905,785   5,775,452   5,831,094   5,648,366   6,227,247    29,387,944
 Geolo
 gical
 Surve
 y
Office   1,117,062     607,032     220,911     714,116     392,583     3,051,704
 s of
 the
 Secre
 tary,
 Solic
 itor,
 and
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al
Depart
 ment
 of
 Justi
 ce
Drug    23,373,805  12,065,248   9,360,676  16,278,539  34,134,874    95,213,142
 Enfor
 cemen
 t
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Federa          UA  35,920,774  33,023,348  42,171,211  54,960,783   166,076,116
 l
 Burea
 u of
 Inves
 tigat
 ion\c
Federa  29,677,416  35,225,048  28,647,994  42,061,955  50,808,259   186,420,672
 l
 Burea
 u of
 Priso
 ns\c
Immigr  17,657,365  18,010,537   8,875,702  14,247,818  29,301,176    88,092,598
 ation
 and
 Natur
 aliza
 tion
 Servi
 ce\a
U.S.            UA          UA          UA          UA          UA            UA
 Attor
 neys
 Offic
 e
U.S.     2,327,456   3,646,272   3,212,322   2,857,180   4,130,329    16,173,559
 Marsh
 als
 Servi
 ce
Office          UA          UA          UA          UA          UA            UA
 s,
 Board
 s,
 and
 Divis
 ions

Department of Labor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depart  ,424,000 2  ,115,000 1  ,095,000 2  ,224,000 5  ,003,000 1     4,861,000
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n 4
 provi
 ded
Depart
 ment
 of
 State
Depart  73,370,000  77,874,000  78,944,000  80,162,000  76,697,000   387,047,000
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded
Depart
 ment
 of
 Trans
 porta
 tion
Federa  69,201,500  53,634,800  62,459,000  42,770,700  75,013,400   303,079,400
 l
 Aviat
 ion
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Federa   6,523,678   5,651,968   3,845,827   4,944,720   9,477,082    30,443,275
 l
 Highw
 ay
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Federa          UA          UA          UA          UA     341,959       341,959
 l
 Railr
 oad
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Federa      74,449      10,848      23,759      56,721     236,574       402,351
 l
 Trans
 it
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Mariti     189,136     490,626     193,603      85,660     343,512     1,302,537
 me
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Nation     200,000     200,000     120,000      60,000      88,000       668,000
 al
 Highw
 ay
 Traff
 ic
 Safet
 y
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Office           0     100,000     125,000           0     375,000       600,000
 of
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al
Resear     168,603      19,864      71,199     215,507     134,174       609,347
 ch
 and
 Speci
 al
 Progr
 ams
 Admin
 istra
 tion
U.S.     1,794,880   1,899,748   2,458,722   1,146,780   2,546,997     9,847,127
 Coast
 Guard
Office          UA          UA     167,883     117,380     683,440       968,703
 of
 the
 Secre
 tary

Department of the Treasury
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau   8,086,725   6,349,763   9,029,500   7,185,951   8,250,408    38,902,347
 of
 Alcoh
 ol,
 Tobac
 co,
 and
 Firea
 rms
Bureau     867,268   1,056,405   1,638,600     769,765     155,496     4,487,534
 of
 the
 Publi
 c
 Debt
Federa     388,096     146,171     462,221     291,964     689,386     1,977,838
 l Law
 Enfor
 cemen
 t
 Train
 ing
 Cente
 r
Financ      57,357      18,018       3,782       1,584      69,263       150,004
 ial
 Manag
 ement
 Servi
 ce
Intern          UA          UA  10,372,382  19,564,381  28,786,821    58,723,584
 al
 Reven
 ue
 Servi
 ce
U.S.    24,068,132  12,340,786   9,409,167  16,437,270  24,019,410    86,274,765
 Custo
 ms
 Servi
 ce\c
U.S.    12,132,240   8,481,179  11,260,651   9,882,275  12,161,615    53,917,960
 Secret
 Servi
 ce
Depart     675,400     422,985     477,749     371,829     569,184     2,517,147
 mental
 Offic
 es &
 Offic
 e of
 the
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al

Department of Veterans
Affairs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depart          UA          UA          UA  73,100,000  61,400,000   134,500,000
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Environmental Protection
Agency
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   1,101,175     892,171   1,277,443     951,446   3,338,709     7,560,944
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded\a
 ,c,f

Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     470,292     341,699     191,267     657,233     389,406     2,049,897
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Federal Communications
Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     129,000      56,000      52,000     170,000     102,000       509,000
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Federal Emergency
Management Agency
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     618,614   1,096,669     541,773     747,217   1,568,962     4,573,235
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   5,109,562   4,289,356   3,731,891   9,030,162  16,909,715    39,070,686
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

National Archives and
Records Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     383,310     218,518     420,331     349,524     259,087     1,630,770
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

National Labor Relations
Board
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     395,089     460,974     376,221     249,344     351,279     1,832,907
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   3,858,298   2,960,800   4,090,968   6,666,058   3,927,591    21,503,715
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Office of Personnel
Management
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     227,843     295,713   1,059,114     488,224     868,000     2,938,894
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded\g

Panama Canal Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   1,076,446     576,009     632,394     480,967     836,625     3,602,441
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Securities and Exchange
Commission
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency      27,160     219,707     301,779   1,017,847     366,019     1,932,512
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Small Business Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency     400,177     932,608   3,029,417   1,764,923   1,816,681     7,943,806
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Smithsonian Institution
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency      17,238      29,215      31,369      39,971      10,620       128,413
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Social Security
Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency  21,639,221  15,947,156  15,243,882  18,830,167  27,311,086    98,971,512
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded
================================================================================
Totals  $590,270,7  $585,542,7  $567,958,1  $734,660,6  $911,129,5  $3,389,561,8
                36          67          89          93          04            90
================================================================================
Totals  $652,146,3  $629,460,2  $595,082,0  $752,155,8  $911,129,5
 in             85          06          28          38          04
 const
 ant
 1995
 dolla
 rs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UA:  data were not available. 

\a Obligations reported do not include nontemporary storage of
household goods expenses. 

\b Obligations reported for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 do not include
enroute travel expense. 

\c Obligations reported do not include overseas renewal agreement
expenses. 

\d Questionnaire was sent to multiple installations for completion
but not all installations were able to report obligations for all
categories of expenses. 

\e Obligations for fiscal year 1994 do not include regional data. 

\f Obligations reported for fiscal years 1991 to 1995 do not include
relocation service contract expenses. 

\g Obligations reported do not include miscellaneous moving expenses. 

\h Obligations reported do not include transportation and storage of
household goods, mobile homes, and vehicle expenses. 

Source:  GAO Survey. 


REPORTED RELOCATION EXPENDITURES
BY 23 FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
========================================================== Appendix VI

          Expenditures reported by fiscal year (nominal dollars)
        ----------------------------------------------------------
Federa
l
organi                                                                     Total
zation                                                              expenditures
s             1991        1992        1993        1994        1995   , 1991-1995
------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ============
Department of Agriculture
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food    $3,621,939  $2,883,774  $2,158,881  $3,540,345  $3,014,143   $15,219,082
 Safety
 and
 Inspe
 ction
 Servi
 ce
Food         8,324      97,197      29,487       6,954      25,967       167,928
 and
 Consu
 mer
 Servi
 ce
Office           0           0           0           0           0             0
 of
 the
 Chief
 Finan
 cial
 Offic
 er
Office     600,000     700,000     200,000     300,000   1,000,000     2,800,000
 of
 the
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al

Department of Commerce
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nation       3,282      21,468      78,181      18,593       7,121       128,645
 al
 Telec
 ommun
 icati
 ons
 and
 Infor
 matio
 n
 Admin
 istra
 tion
Office      10,577           0       1,522     116,698      53,963       182,760
 of
 Inspe
 ctor
 Gener
 al
Office      29,099       8,284      53,114      18,806      37,389       146,692
 of
 the
 Secre
 tary

Department of Defense
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defens     446,885     879,106     990,896     783,536     939,099     4,039,522
 e
 Inves
 tigat
 ive
 Servi
 ce
Depart   9,923,116  11,423,128  17,400,140  50,947,710  51,412,626   141,106,720
 ment
 of
 the
 Navy

Department of Energy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depart  13,812,583  12,736,493  11,883,077  10,687,990  16,361,763    65,481,906
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded\a

Department of Health and
Human Services
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Admini      58,459      73,463      49,883           0         119       181,924
 strat
 ion
 on
 Aging
Center   2,271,987   3,161,797   2,223,000   1,917,495   2,759,779    12,334,058
 s for
 Disea
 se
 Contr
 ol
 and
 Preve
 ntion
 \b
Office           0      65,000       3,000           0           0        68,000
 for
 Civil
 Right
 s

Department of Housing and
Urban Development
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depart     216,719     233,838     286,581     290,666   1,140,807     2,168,611
 mentw
 ide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Department of Justice
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office           0           0           0      27,467       7,568        35,035
 of
 Justi
 ce
 Progr
 ams

Department of the Treasury
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau   1,194,999     202,142     153,415     387,622     133,345     2,071,523
 of
 Engra
 ving
 and
 Print
 ing\c
Financ     272,137     276,589     217,825     239,578       4,769     1,010,898
 ial
 Crime
 s
 Enfor
 cemen
 t
 Netwo
 rk
Office     987,907   1,294,888     858,185     524,771     177,155     3,842,906
 of
 Thrif
 t
 Super
 visio
 n
Office   4,638,186   4,080,547   4,555,478   3,861,699   7,327,103    24,463,013
 of
 the
 Compt
 rolle
 r of
 the
 Curre
 ncy\c
 ,d
U.S.        63,888      96,563     115,139     247,853     156,982       680,425
 Mint

General Services
Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   3,639,425   3,698,062   4,423,124   3,238,745   3,888,537    18,887,893
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

Tennessee Valley Authority
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   4,673,791   4,108,055   4,121,114   3,476,021   4,010,770    20,389,751
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded

U.S. Information Agency
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agency   8,669,392   9,521,375  10,095,494   9,186,153   9,943,983    47,416,397
 wide
 infor
 matio
 n
 provi
 ded
================================================================================
Totals  $55,142,69  $55,561,76  $59,897,53  $89,818,70  $102,402,9  $362,823,689
                 5           9           6           2          88
================================================================================
Totals  $60,923,07  $59,729,06  $62,758,04  $91,957,63  $102,402,9
 in              6           6           8           7          88
 const
 ant
 1995
 dolla
 rs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Fiscal year 1992 data were not available from the Bonneville Power
Administration. 

\b Expenditures reported do not include overseas renewal agreement
expenses. 

\c Information reported on a calendar-year basis. 

\d Expenditures reported do not include enroute travel expenses. 

Source:  GAO Survey. 


MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT
========================================================= Appendix VII

GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Gerald P.  Barnes, Assistant Director
Maria Edelstein, Evaluator-in-Charge
Shirley Bates, Evaluator
Martin DeAlteriis, Social Science Analyst
Stuart Kaufman, Social Science Analyst
Hazel Bailey, Evaluator (Communications Analyst)

OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Robert Heitzman, Senior Attorney

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