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Accession Number:

AD1157382

Title:

Military Personnel: DOD Should Improve Its Oversight of the Exceptional Family Member Program

Author(s):

• Nowicki, Jacqueline M.
• MacBlane, Bill
• Egger, Brian
• Donahue, Patricia
• Dye, Holly
• Marion, Robin
• Rebbe, James
• Thorpe, Shelia
• Vance, Walter
• Alvarez, Lucas
• Anderson, Bonnie
• Kincaid, Connor
• Lepore, Brian
• Meyer, Daniel
• Nguyen, Mimi

Author Organization(s):

• Government Accountability Office

Report Date:

2018-05-01

Abstract:

Military families with special medical and educational needs face unique challenges because of their frequent moves. To help assist these families, DOD provides services plans, which document the support a family member requires. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 included a provision for GAO to review the Services' EFMPs, including DOD's oversight of these programs. This report examines the extent to which (1) each Service provides family support and (2) the Services monitor and DOD evaluates assignment coordination and family support. GAO analyzed DOD and Service specific EFMP guidance and documents; analyzed fiscal year 2016 EFMP data (the most recent available); visited seven military installations, selected for their large numbers of military-connected students; and interviewed officials responsible for implementing each Service's EFMP, as well as officials in OSN that administer DOD's EFM policy.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

59

File Size:

1.27MB

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Descriptors:

Identifiers:

• efmp(Exceptional Family Member Program)

SubjectCategory:

• Military Sciences
• Behavioral and Social Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Human Systems

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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