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Child Support Enforcement: Certification Process for State Information Systems

AIMD-98-134 Published: Jun 15, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certification process for state child support enforcement systems, its administration of the process and the certification status of the state systems.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families The Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families should increase OCSE's oversight of the reporting process to ensure that the reports consistently address criteria for evaluating the financial components of state systems.
Closed – Not Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Topics

Child support paymentsstate relationsInformation systems certificationLaw enforcement information systemsRequirements definitionSystems evaluationChild health servicesChild support enforcementChild supportAutomated systems