Foreign Service Act of 1980: Implementation Status, Progress, and Problems

In response to a congressional request, GAO performed a review to: (1) determine the status of the implementation and the extent of compliance by the foreign affairs agencies with the new provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; (2) identify implementation problems caused or not addressed by the act; and (3) highlight specific issue areas on which Congress may want to focus in its oversight of the the act's implementation and its evaluation of the program's effectiveness.