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Job Corps Should Stop Using Prohibited Contracting Practices and Recover Improper Fee Payments

HRD-82-93 Published: Jul 02, 1982. Publicly Released: Jul 02, 1982.
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Highlights

GAO conducted a survey of the Department of Labor's Job Corps contract administration.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Employment and Training Administration The Acting Director of the Office of the Job Corps should be directed to recover prohibited fee increases on all current contracts.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Employment and Training Administration The Job Corps should review all expired contracts which have not been closed out to identify the amount of prohibited fee increases, if any, and steps taken to recover these fees.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Contract administrationContract modificationsContractor paymentsCost reimbursement contractsEmployment assistance programsFixed price contractsOverpaymentsJob corpsHuman capital managementProcurement