ETA-Related GAO Reports
Below is a chronological list of GAO Reports of particular interest to ETA. Clicking the hyperlink will open the GAO Report in Adobe PDF format and allow you to read and save the report to your computer. Only reports in their final, published form have been included below. If you need information on a report that is not listed or want to view other GAO Reports not related to ETA, visit the GAO Web site.
November
- Older Workers:
Demographic Trends Pose Challenges for Employers and Workers.
GAO-02-85
October
- Workforce Investment Act:
Better Guidance Needed to Address Concerns Over New Requirements.
GAO-02-72
- Welfare Reform:
More Coordinated Federal Effort Could Help States and Localities Move TANF Recipients With Impairments Toward Employment.
GAO-02-37
December
- Welfare Reform:
Job Access Program Improves Local Service Coordination, But Evaluation Should Be Completed.
- Business Tax Incentives:
Incentives to Employ Workers with Disabilities Receive Limited Use and Have an Uncertain Impact.
November
- Workforce Investment Act:
States' Spending Is On Track, But Better Guidance Would Improve Financial Reporting.
September
- Charitable Choice:
Federal Guidance on Statutory Provisions Could Improve Consistency of Implementation.
GAO-02-887
- High Skills Training:
Grants from H-1B Visa Fees Meet Specific Workforce Needs, But at Varying Skill Levels.
GAO-02-881
July
- Workforce Investment Act:
States and Localities Increasingly Coordinate Services for TANF Clients, But Better Information Needed On Effective Coordination Approaches.
GAO-02-696
May
- Workforce Investment Act:
Coordination of TANF Services Through One-Stops Has Increased Despite Challenges.
GAO-02-739T
April
- Workforce Investment Act:
Youth Provisions Promote New Service Strategies But Additional Guidance Would Enhance Program.
GAO-02-413
February
- Workforce Investment Act:
Improvements Needed In Performance Measures to Provide More Accurate Picture of WIA's Effectiveness.
GAO-02-275
- Workforce Investment Act:
Better Guidance and Revised Funding Formula Would Enhance Dislocated Worker Program.
GAO-02-274
- Workforce Investment Act:
Improvements Needed In Performance Measures to Provide More Accurate Picture of WIA's Effectiveness.
GAO-02-275
- Workforce Investment Act:
Better Guidance and Revised Funding Formula Would Enhance Dislocated Worker Program.
GAO-02-274
September
- H-1B Foreign Workers:
Better Tracking Needed to Help Determine H-1B Program's Effects on U.S. Workforce.
GAO-03-883
- The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act:
Revising the Act and Educational Materials Could Clarify Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights.
GAO-03-1003
August
- Workforce Investment Act:
Potential Effects of Alternative Formulas on State Allocations.
GAO-03-1043
July
- Special Education:
Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth.
GAO-03-773
June
- Workforce Investment Act:
One-Stop Centers Implemented Strategies to Strengthen Services and Partnerships, But More Research and Information is Needed.
GAO-03-725
- Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations:
Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services,
but Obstacles Persist.
GAO-03-697
May
- Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations:
Many Federal Programs Fund Transportation Services, but Obstacles to Coordination Persist.
GAO-04-282
April
- Multiple Employment and Training Programs:
Funding and Performance Measures for Major Programs.
GAO-03-589
- Workforce Investment Act:
Issues Related to Allocation Formulas for Youth, Adults, and Dislocated Workers
GAO-03-636
February
- Older Workers:
Policies of Other Nations to Increase Labor Force Participation.
GAO-03-307
- Workforce Training:
Employed Workers Programs Focus on Business Needs, But Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access for Some Workers.
GAO-03-353
January
- Major Management Challenges and Program Risks:
Department of Labor.
GAO-03-106
- Older Workers:
Employment Assistance Focuses On Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, But Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services.
GAO-03-350
September
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Reforms Have Accelerated Training Enrollment, but implementation Challenges Remain.
August
- Transportation-Disadvantaged Seniors:
Efforts to Enhance Senior Mobility Could Benefit from Additional Guidance and Information (replaces study #542029)
June
- Workforce Investment Act:
States and Local Areas Have Developed Strategies to Assess performance, but Labor Could Do More to Help
GAO-04-657
May
- National Emergency Grants:
Labor Is Instituting Changes to Improve Award Process, but Further Actions Are Required to Expedite Grant Awards and Improve Data
GAO-04-496
February
- Workforce Training:
Almost Half of States Fund Worker Training and Employment Placement through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs.
GAO-04-282
- Workforce Investment Act:
Labor Actions Can Help States Improve Quality of Performance Outcome Data and Delivery of Youth Services
GAO-04-308
- Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations:
Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Assist States and Local Agencies in Coordinating Transportation Services
GAO-04-420R
December
- Youth Opportunity Grants:
Lessons Can Be Learned from Program, but Labor Needs to Make Data Available
- Survey of Youth Opportunity Grant Program Directors
GAO-06-56SP
November
- WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT:
Labor and States have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed
GAO-06-82
September
- Managing for Results:
Enhancing Agency Use of Performance Information for Management Decision Making
GAO-05-927
August
- ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES:
Recent Federal Assistance Exceeded $3 Billion, With Most Provided to Regional Nonprofits
GAO-05-719
July
- WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT:
Substantial Funds Are Used for Training, but Little Is Known Nationally About Training Outcomes
GAO-05-650
June
- Better Data Is Needed to Assess Reemployment Services to Claimants
GAO-05-650
- WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT:
Labor Should Consider Alternative Approaches to Implement New Performance and Reporting. Background: In a period of significant budget constraints, it is more vital than ever for federal programs to have good performance information.
GAO-05-539
March
- Employers are aware of, using, and satisfied with One-Stop Services but more data could help Labor better address employer needs.
GAO-05-259
December
- Workforce Investment Act:
Employers Found One-Stop Centers Useful in Hiring Low-Skilled Workers; Performance Information Could Help Gauge Employer Involvement
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
New Program for Farmers Provides Some Assistance, but Has Had Limited Participation and Low Program Expenditures
September
- Foreign Workers:
Information on Selected Countries' Experiences
- National Emergency Grants:
Labor Has Improved Its Grant Award Timeliness and Data Collection, but Further Steps Can Improve Process
July
- Employment Arrangements:
Improved Outreach Could Help Ensure Proper Worker Classification
June
- H-1B Visa Program:
Labor Could Improve Its Oversight and Increase Information Sharing with Homeland Security
- H-1B Visa Program:
More Oversight by Labor Can Improve Compliance with Program Requirements
- Immigration Enforcement:
Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts
May
- Unemployment Insurance:
Enhancing Program Performance by Focusing on Improper Payments and Reemployment Services
- Veterans' Disability Benefits:
VA Should Improve Its Management of Individual Unemployability Benefits by Strengthening Criteria, Guidance, and Procedures
April
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Labor Should Take Action to Ensure Performance Data Are Complete, Accurate, and Accessible
February
- Veterans Employment and Training Service:
Greater Accountability and Other Labor Actions Needed to Better Serve Veterans
GAO-06-357T
January
- Veterans Employment and Training Service: Labor Actions Needed to Improve Accountability and Help States Implement Reforms to Veterans' Employment Services
GAO-06-076
November
- Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality:
Lessons Learned from GAO's Experience
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
States Have Fewer Training Funds Available than Labor Estimates When Both Expenditures and Obligations Are Considered
September
- Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality:
Receipt of Benefits Has Declined, with Continued Disparities for Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers
- Unemployment Insurance:
Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers Continue to Experience Low Rates of Receipt
- Employer-Sponsored Benefits:
Many Factors Affect the Treatment of Pension and Health Benefits in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Workforce Investment Act:
One-Stop System Infrastructure Continues to Evolve, but Labor Should Take Action to Require That All Employment Service Offices Are Part of the System
July
- Retirement Decisions:
Federal Policies Offer Mixed Signals about When to Retire
June
- Workforce Investment Act:
Additional Actions Would Further Improve the Workforce System
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Changes Needed to Improve States' Ability to Provide Benefits and Services to Trade-Affected Workers
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Program Provides an Array of Benefits and Services to Trade-Affected Workers
- Women and Low-Skilled Workers:
Efforts in Other Countries to Help These Workers Enter and Remain in the Workforce
- Women and Low-Skilled Workers:
Other Countries' Policies and Practices That May Help These Workers Enter and Remain in the Labor Force
- The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change in America:
May
- Retiree Health Benefits:
Majority of Sponsors Continued to Offer Prescription Drug Coverage and Chose the Retiree Drug Subsidy
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Changes to Funding Allocation and Eligibility Requirements Could Enhance States' Ability to Provide Benefits and Services
- Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Changes to Funding Allocation and Eligibility Requirements Could Enhance States' Ability to Provide Benefits and Services
- Vocational Rehabilitation:
Improved Information and Practices May Enhance State Agency Earnings Outcomes for SSA Beneficiaries
March
- Human Capital:
Federal Workforce Challenges in the 21st Century
February
- Highlights of a GAO Forum:
Engaging and Retaining Older Workers
- Youthbuild Program:
Analysis of Outcome Data Needed to Determine Long-Term Benefits
- Older Workers:
Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers
January
- Federal Disability Assistance:
Stronger Federal Oversight Could Help Assure Multiple Programs' Accountability
- Federal Disability Assistance:
Stronger Federal Oversight Could Help Assure Multiple Programs' Accountability
- Poverty In America:
Consequences for Individuals and the Economy
- Poverty In America:
Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions as well as the Economic Growth Rate
May
- Veterans' Benefits: Increased Focus on Evaluation and Accountability Would Enhance Training and Performance Management for Claims Processors.
- Federal Disability Programs:
More Strategic Coordination Could Help Overcome Challenges to Needed Transformation
- Workforce Development:
Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs
- Social Security Administration Field Offices:
Reduced Workforce Faces Challenges as Baby Boomers Retire
- Employment and Training Program Grants::
Evaluating Impact and Enhancing Monitoring Would Improve Accountability
- Employment Verification:
Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System
April
- Older Workers:
Federal Agencies Face Challenges, but Have Opportunities to Hire and Retain Experienced Employees
- Employment and Training:
Most One-Stop Career Centers Are Taking Multiple Actions to Link Employers and Older Workers
- Human Capital:
Diversity in the Federal SES and Senior Levels of the U.S. Postal Service and Processes for Selecting New Executives
January
- Posthearing:
Questions Related to Federal Agencies' Activities regarding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
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