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 2004-05-28 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-704 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704 P0b002ee18038de31 f:d04704 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704 GAO-04-704 Appropriated funds Coastal zone management Financial management Performance measures Budget outlays Personnel management Other Written Product A10250 The Coast Guard conducts homeland security and search and rescue operations from nearly 200 shoreside stations along the nation's coasts and waterways. After several rescue mishaps that resulted in the deaths of civilians and station personnel, Congress recognized a need to improve performance at stations and appropriated additional funds to increase stations' readiness levels. For fiscal year 2003, the Coast Guard received designated funds of $15.7 million specifically to increase spending for stations' staffing, personal protection equipment (such as life vests and cold weather protection suits), personnel retention, and training needs. Congress directed GAO to determine if the Coast Guard's fiscal year 2003 outlays for stations increased by this amount over fiscal year 2002 expenditure levels. GAO also assessed the adequacy of the processes used by the Coast Guard to account for the expenditure of designated funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704.pdf GAO-04-704 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-704 Other Written Product GAO-04-704; Coast Guard: Station Spending Requirements Met, but Better Processes Needed to Track Designated Funds; Appropriated funds Coastal zone management Financial management Performance measures Budget outlays Personnel management Public Law 106-346 Public Law 108-136 Conf. Rept. 106-940