The Davis-Bacon Act requires employers in Fed. construction projects to pay workers at or above the level determined by the Labor Dept. to be prevailing in a geographic area. Does this artificially inflate Fed. construction costs? This report identifies the steps used by the Labor Dept. to collect data & determine & report the prevailing wages to be paid on Fed. construction projects; determines whether specific weaknesses exist in the wage determination process that could have resulted in the use of inaccurate or fraudulent data; & more.