Social Service Privatization: Ethics and Accountability Challenges in State Contracting
HEHS-99-41
Published: Apr 05, 1999. Publicly Released: Apr 05, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on states' social service contracting, focusing on: (1) the extent to which state government employees have moved to positions at social service contractors and the impact such movement has had on the management of publicly provided social services; (2) determining the relative success in winning contracts by contractors who hired state employees and contractors who did not; (3) state ethics laws, policies, and enforcement approaches that address the employment of former state employees and other related issues; and (4) state practices for holding contractors accountable for achieving program results through contracted services.
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Conflict of interestsContract oversightContractor personnelEthical conductPostemployment restrictionPrivatizationState and local procurementState employeesState lawState-administered programsMedicaid