VA Health Care: Fiscal Year 1985 Funded Personnel Levels

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) the extent to which the Veterans Administration (VA) was able to employ 199,426 full-time equivalent employees (FTEE) funded under its medical care, medical and prosthetic research, and medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses accounts during fiscal year (FY) 1985; (2) the basis for the VA decision to employ fewer FTEE and the extent to which the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB) influenced that decision; and (3) whether OMB took any actions that violated the statute requiring it to release to VA the funds appropriated to support its approved employment level.