United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-03-15 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-232 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232 P0b002ee18037d2da f:d02232 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232 GAO-02-232 Employee benefit plans Human resources utilization Information resources management Internal controls Law enforcement Performance measures Quality control Strategic planning DOL ERISA Data System DOL ERISA Filing Acceptance System PWBA Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Other Written Product A02618 The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) safeguards the economic interests of more than 150 million people in six million employee benefit plans. To enforce the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), PWBA investigates employee benefit plans, conducts public education, and has begun a new voluntary correction program. Through its plan investigations, PWBA detects and corrects violations and has a deterrent presence that will prevent future violations. The Office of Enforcement prescribes areas for its regions to investigate. Regional offices have considerable flexibility in implementing PWBA's enforcement strategy by focusing most of their investigations on local issues. Although PWBA has taken steps to strengthen its enforcement activities, GAO found weaknesses in PWBA's enforcement strategy management and investigative process, its overall human capital management, and its measures for addressing program performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232.pdf GAO-02-232 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-232 Other Written Product GAO-02-232; Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration: Opportunities Exist for Improving Management of the Enforcement Program; Employee benefit plans Human resources utilization Information resources management Internal controls Law enforcement Performance measures Quality control Strategic planning DOL ERISA Data System DOL ERISA Filing Acceptance System PWBA Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Public Law 105-92