Governor Sonny Perdue this morning is expected to announce significant changes to operations within the state's Department of Human Resources. Streamlining operations, or moving programs elsewhere within Georgia government are some of the possible actions. The DHR has been under severe scrutiny for its handling of mental hospitals in the state. The system has also been under investigation from officials with the U.S. Department of Justice. Along with those problems, the DHR is another state agency trying to deal with budget cuts. The state’s DHR oversees about 80 programs from child welfare, to mental health, to services for the aging. It has an annual budget of 1.6 billion dollars.
