Consumer Product Safety Commission: Personnel Resources and Other Matters

HRD-88-57FS Published: Apr 07, 1988. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 1988.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) ability to enforce its regulations, focusing on such personnel resource issues as staffing and the extent and duration of employee details and reassignments.

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Business Regulation and Consumer Protection

Consumer protectionEmployee transfersFederal employeesStaff utilizationIndependent regulatory commissionsLaw enforcement personnelPersonnel managementProduct safetyReductions in forceSafety regulation