BATF: Management Improvements Needed to Handle Increasing Responsibilities.

Abstract

Recently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' (BATF) participation in the war on drugs and in combating violent crime has added significance to its law enforcement mission. BATF has a second mission, however--enforcing compliance with the excise tax laws applying to the industries it regulates--and those responsibilities have also been increasing. Thus BATF's dilemma is how to effectively manage the increased duties and competing demands. Prepared in response to a request from the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means, this report discusses how BATF's duties have changed and includes GAO's views on steps BATF could take to use its resources more efficiently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA263312

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  • David J. Attianese
  • Joseph H. Myers
  • Maria Dickerson
  • Rosa Pagnillo-lopez
  • Sharon T. Paris
  • Susan Ragland
  • Suzy Foster
  • William Dickerson

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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