Title: Undercover GAO Agent attempting to enroll into the Head Start program - Audio Recording 2 Description: Head Start Associate Disregards Part of the Parent's Income. Related GAO Work: GAO-19-519: Head Start: Action Needed to Enhance Program Oversight and Mitigate Significant Fraud and Improper Payment Risks Release: October 2019 [ Title on screen: ] Undercover GAO Special Agent attempting to enroll into the Head Start Program. GAO-19-519 Audio Recording #2 [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Okay. Shot records. So I have a W-2 and paystubs. I didn't remember which one you took. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] I need the W-2 from 2017. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Okay. So this is the W-2 for one of my jobs. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Okay. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] And then I have an employment letter for my second job. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Okay. This was -- and this is right now you have the second job in this year 2018? [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Yes. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] I don't need that. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] You don't need this. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] I just need -- you're talking about to get him extra points for full - [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] I don't know anything about points. What do you mean? [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Okay. So I just need -- I just need this. This is all I need. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] So you don't need the information for my second job? [ HEAD START CENTER: ] No. Did I say I did? [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] I don't know, you said - [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Okay. I wasn't sure - [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] I probably brought too much stuff, like, I brought a utility bill too. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] No, that's okay. No, no, that's fine. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] I wasn't sure. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] I just need this -- I was wondering if I took it. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] You just said bring proof of income and I couldn't remember if you said pay stubs or W-2s or whatever. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Nope, this is good. This is good. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] And I didn't know on the phone if I told you I had another job. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Oh, okay. No, because even if you had two jobs this year we go based on what you made last year. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Well, I had that job last year too. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Well, is in part of this? [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] What do you mean? [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Your W-2 form? [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] That's just for this job. They don't combine them. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] Oh, no, this is fine. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Okay. [ HEAD START CENTER: ] This is your income from last year. This is the one I'm going to take. [ GAO SPECIAL AGENT: ] Okay.