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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on High-Risk Federal Indian Programs
Record date · January 1, 2018
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to review the progress of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service in addressing federal oversight recommendations. These agencies were placed on the 's '' in 2017 due to vulnerabilities regarding fraud, waste, and mismanagement.
The hearing tracks federal efforts to fix management issues in programs that directly impact the quality of health care, school safety, and energy development projects for Native American communities.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Native American communities
These communities rely on the federal programs under review for health care, education, and energy development.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service
These agencies are required to implement GAO recommendations to address management vulnerabilities.
Key Facts
- The GAO's February 2017 High Risk List included Indian energy, Indian education, and Indian health care programs.
- Programs were designated 'high risk' due to vulnerability to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.
- There are 23 open GAO recommendations for Indian education.
- There are 14 open GAO recommendations for Indian health.
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- There are 13 open GAO recommendations for Indian energy.
- To be removed from the High Risk List, agencies must demonstrate leadership commitment, capacity/resources, an action plan, monitoring, and progress.
- The hearing took place on September 13, 2017, as a follow-up to a previous hearing on May 17, 2017.
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Increased Oversight of Indian Programs
The inclusion of three distinct Indian programs on the GAO High Risk List simultaneously indicates a systemic focus on federal management of tribal services.
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