Department of Labor: Challenges in Ensuring Workforce Development and Worker Protection

GAO discussed the major challenges Department of Labor faces in achieving its mission, focusing on: (1) Labor's efforts to provide effective employment and training programs that meet the diverse needs of its target populations in a cost-efficient manner; (2) Labor's efforts to ensure worker protection within a flexible regulatory structure; and (3) how Labor's ability to meet these challenges would be enhanced by the improved management envisioned by recent legislation.