Energy Employees Compensation : Additional Independent Oversight and Transparency Would Improve Program's Credibility.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Claims.

Administrative agencies.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Report reviewing DOL and NIOSH implementation of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to compensate DOE workers for illnesses stemming from exposure to hazardous substances while working in the atomic weapons industry, including examination of claim-processing time, program administration costs, extent to which quality controls ensure that claim determinations are supported with objective and scientific information, and Federal agencies efforts to promote program transparency for claimants.

Includes tables and graphs throughout.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Print.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Energy Employees Compensation

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.