United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-03-05 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51 P0b002ee1803a23d2 f:rc99051 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51 RCED-99-51 Libraries Public schools Internal controls Funds management Telecommunication Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Schools and Libraries Corporation's progress in implementing GAO's July 16, 1998, recommendations for improving its procedures and internal controls.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the Corporation has taken actions to implement the key recommendations that GAO believed needed to be completed prior to issuing any funding commitment letters to applicants; (2) these included: (a) sampling processed applications to identify and correct any systemic weaknesses in program integrity review procedures; (b) finalizing the program's procedures, automated systems, and internal controls; and (c) obtaining a report from its independent accountants on the suitability of the Corporation's internal controls to prevent or detect material departures from its program objectives; (3) the Corporation is taking action on GAO's recommendation to complete special reviews of high-risk applicants before issuing commitment letters to these applicants; (4) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has not yet implemented GAO's recommendation to develop adequate goals, performance targets, and measures for the program; (5) with GAO's key operational recommendations implemented, the Corporation began issuing its funding commitments for the first year to applicants in late November 1998; (6) the program still faces major challenges as it moves into new operational areas, such as reviewing and authorizing reimbursements to vendors; and (7) given the fact that the program is still essentially in a start-up mode, close oversight by FCC will be especially important in helping to identify and resolve operational problems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51.pdf GAO/RCED-99-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-51 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-51; Schools and Libraries Program: Actions Taken to Improve Operational Procedures Prior to Committing Funds; Libraries Public schools Internal controls Funds management Telecommunication