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War on Drugs: Federal Assistance to State and Local Drug Enforcement

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 29, 1993
Report No. GGD-93-86
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Summary:

This report reviews federal funding and oversight of multijurisdictional task forces, local entities created to integrate federal, state, and local drug enforcement efforts. The federal government funds these task forces through the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program. The Justice Department, which runs the program, is required to work with state agencies to oversee the task forces and other drug enforcement projects funded by the program. This report (1) describes task force funding and its uses under the Byrne Program; (2) determines how the task forces coordinate investigations with the Drug Enforcement Administration; and (3) examines how task force activities and funding are monitored, evaluated, and reported. GAO notes that Justice staff were not making required annual visits to each state and did not always prepare required reports for visits that were made.

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