Alleged Financial Irregularities at the Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, Kingsport, Tennessee

The Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency (UETHDA) is a public agency that develops and operates community action and other human resource programs in eight Tennessee counties. UETHDA receives funding from the Community Services Administration (CSA), other Federal agencies, and State and local agencies. Subsequent to a congressional request that it review the use of Federal funds by UETHDA, GAO learned that the Division of State Audits of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Currency was making a comprehensive review of UETHDA financial operations and records. Accordingly, it was agreed that GAO limit its work to monitoring the State's audit and reviewing the results of an investigation by the Inspection Division of CSA.