GAO NSIAD-94-62: U.S. Insular Areas: Development Strategy and Better Coordination Among U.S. Agencies Are Needed
XJni$ed Sfates General &counting Of%ice 1 GAO . . . Report to the Secretax+y of the k&ior ‘! j, : GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security aud International Affairs Division B-255486 February 7,1994 The Honorable Bruce Babbitt Secretary of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: The United States has supported programs to enhance the economic development of the U.S. insular areas and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for many years.’ We reviewed the extent to which the federal government has developed goals and strategies for its assistance and mechanisms to ensure coordination among the various federal agencies that provide assistance to the areas. Results in Brief areas. However, the U.S. government has no specific objectives for its development programs; no clear overall strategy to achieve its goals; and no formal mechanism for coordinating the activities of the numerous federal agencies with programs in the islands. While the Department of Commerce reported that U.S. …
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