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 2002-05-16 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-739T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T P0b002ee1803a1736 f:d02739t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T GAO-02-739T Public assistance programs Workfare Program evaluation Employment Disadvantaged persons Welfare recipients Intergovernmental relations Performance measures DOL One-Stop Operating System DOL One-Stop Planning and Implementation Grant Program Testimony A03358 A central focus of welfare reform has been to help needy adults with children find and keep jobs. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) unifies a fragmented employment and training system. Despite its similar fundamental focus, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was not required to participate in the one-stop system, although many states are coordinating their TANF services through one-stop centers. GAO found that coordination between TANF programs and WIA's one-stop centers has risen since WIA was first implemented in the spring of 2000. WIA funds may not be readily used to serve TANF clients in the one-stops because WIA's performance measures may be discourage serving clients who may not be successful. Moreover, when TANF clients need training to achieve self sufficiency, WIA funds may be unavailable because the amount of training provided under WIA has been reduced. Some local areas have found innovative ways to provide TANF services in the one-stops, often focusing on resolving the issues that had plagued the fragmented employee training system. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T.htm GAO-02-739T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-739T Testimony GAO-02-739T; Workforce Investment Act: Coordination of TANF Services Through One-Stops Has Increased Despite Challenges; Public assistance programs Workfare Program evaluation Employment Disadvantaged persons Welfare recipients Intergovernmental relations Performance measures DOL One-Stop Operating System DOL One-Stop Planning and Implementation Grant Program