District of Columbia Government: Overtime Costs Exceed Those of Neighboring Governments

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the District of Columbia government's overtime expenditures, focusing on: (1) the amount and extent of the District's overtime expenditures for fiscal years (FY) 1992 through 1997; (2) reasons provided by District officials for those overtime expenditures; (3) how the District's overtime expenditures compared with those of selected surrounding jurisdictions for FY 1996; and (4) how the District's overtime management policies compared with those of the selected surrounding jurisdictions.