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Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses
 

This GAO report cites ACF for not developing a comprehensive risk assessment to identify weaknesses in Head Start programs. Grantees and delegate agencies will find this report helpful in assessing their programs for financial risks. 

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Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses

Summary

While ACF uses many processes to collect and analyze information on Head Start grantees, it has not designed its processes or integrated this information to consistently identify Head Start’s financial management weaknesses. For example, ACF has not developed a comprehensive risk assessment to identify weaknesses that could limit the program ability to achieve their objectives. More>> [PDF, 620KB]

 
Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses. General Accountability Office/U.S. Congress. 2005. English. [PDF, 620KB].