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 2007-04-19 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-775T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T P0b002ee180394bca f:d07775t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T GAO-07-775T Aid for education Education program evaluation Federal aid programs Federal/state relations Financial management Higher education Interagency relations Performance measures Standards Student financial aid Veterans benefits Veterans education Vocational education Testimony A68470 In fiscal year 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid $19 million to state approving agencies (SAA) to assess whether schools and training programs are of sufficient quality for veterans to receive VA education assistance benefits when attending them. The Departments of Education and Labor also assess education and training programs for various purposes. This testimony describes (1) changes that have occurred in state approving agencies' duties and functions since 1995, (2) the extent to which the SAA approval process overlaps with efforts by the Departments of Education and Labor, and (3) the additional value that SAA approval activities bring to VA education benefit programs. This testimony is based on a March 2007 report (GAO-07-384). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T.pdf GAO-07-775T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-775T Testimony GAO-07-775T; VA Student Financial Aid: Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap in Approval Activities; Aid for education Education program evaluation Federal aid programs Federal/state relations Financial management Higher education Interagency relations Performance measures Standards Student financial aid Veterans benefits Veterans education Vocational education Public Law 106-419 Public Law 107-103