This document contains the testimony of Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education, on the fiscal year 1996 budget for the Department of Education (DOE), made before the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies. The lack of appropriation has two major effects on the DOE and its…

Linda G. Morra of the General Accounting Office testified on possible savings in the Department of Education in order to assist the House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee as they considered budget reductions and rescissions. Morra testified first on the need to reexamine programs previously suggested by the Department of Education for…

During calendar year 1994, the U.S. Department of Education published significant revisions to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). These regulatory changes addressed the noncompeting continuation (NCC) application process for discretionary grants and cooperative agreements, the Department's implementation of the…

This document contains findings of a study conducted in response to a proposal that would merge the current Departments of Education and Labor. The proposal would also merge the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) with the two departments. Fiscal year 1995 budget data were used to analyze the congressmen's draft proposal and to…

This report details 12 recommendations and actions, agency re-invention activities, and fiscal impact analyses for the Department of Education resulting from the National Performance Review. Overall, the recommendations and analyses show that the Department could save $173.2 million by 1999 and that, by adopting these recommendations to clarify…