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 2005-03-07 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-68R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R P0b002ee1803802c3 f:d0568r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R GAO-05-68R Accounting Budget activities Budget administration Civil rights Discrimination Financial management General management reviews Internal controls Performance measures Reporting requirements GSA Federal Supply Schedule OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool Correspondence A18756 The United States Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) was first established in 1957 as the Commission on Civil Rights. The Commission's life was extended in 1983 and reestablished again in 1994 with its current name. The Commission's purpose is to collect and study information on discrimination or denials of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice in such areas as voting rights, enforcement of federal civil rights laws, and equal opportunity in education, employment, and housing. The Commission has been subject to long-standing congressional concerns over the adequacy of its management practices and procedures, concerns that were reinforced by several GAO reports. In July 1997, we issued a report in which we found broad management problems at the Commission, including limited awareness of how its resources were used. In more recent studies, we found that the Commission lacked good project management and transparency in its contracting procedures and needed improved strategic planning. As a result of these reports and other concerns, we conducted additional work at the Commission. Specifically, Congress asked us to determine whether (1) the Commission's financial transactions (receipts, obligations, and expenditures) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, were properly authorized, approved, and supported and (2) the Commission had effective internal controls over financial transactions and reporting. Congress also asked us to review the manner in which the Commission addressed its budget priorities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R.pdf GAO-05-68R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-68R Correspondence GAO-05-68R; U.S. Comission on Civil Rights: Deficiencies Found in Financial Management and Internal Controls; Accounting Budget activities Budget administration Civil rights Discrimination Financial management General management reviews Internal controls Performance measures Reporting requirements GSA Federal Supply Schedule OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool Volume 71 Page 634 71 Stat. 634 Volume 97 Page 1301 97 Stat. 1301 Volume 108 Page 4338 108 Stat. 4338 Volume 116 Page 2049 116 Stat. 2049 Public Law 85-315 Public Law 98-183 Public Law 103-419