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 2006-09-19 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-942 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942 P0b002ee1803831cb f:d06942 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942 GAO-06-942 Administrative costs Budget administration Eligibility determinations Federal aid programs Federal funds Federal/state relations Locally administered programs Policy evaluation Program management Regulation State-administered programs Adoption Assistance Program Child Support Enforcement Program Food Stamp Program Foster Care Program HHS Child Care and Development Fund Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Other Written Product A61124 The cost of administering human service programs has been a long-standing concern among policy makers interested in ensuring that federal programs are run in a cost-efficient manner so that federal funds go directly to helping vulnerable people. Little is known about how administrative costs compare among programs, or about opportunities to better manage these costs. GAO looked at (1) how administrative costs are defined and what rules govern federal and state participation in funding these costs; (2) what is known about the amounts of administrative spending and how they have changed over time; and (3) what opportunities exist at the federal level to help states balance cost savings with program effectiveness and integrity. GAO's review included seven programs: Adoption Assistance, Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Child Support Enforcement (CSE), food stamps, Foster Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Unemployment Insurance (UI). To address the questions, GAO reviewed laws, analyzed spending data, and visited five states. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942.pdf GAO-06-942 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-942 Other Written Product GAO-06-942; Human Service Programs: Demonstration Projects Could Identify Ways to Simplify Policies and Facilitate Technology Enhancements to Reduce Administrative Costs; Administrative costs Budget administration Eligibility determinations Federal aid programs Federal funds Federal/state relations Locally administered programs Policy evaluation Program management Regulation State-administered programs Adoption Assistance Program Child Support Enforcement Program Food Stamp Program Foster Care Program HHS Child Care and Development Fund Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Public Law 109-171