State health and welfare officials said the computer problem would be fixed within a week.

But the success rate is still the envy of many welfare officials because most participants have never worked before.

Many welfare officials said they were worried that the law does not provide enough child care support.

Many local welfare officials said they liked the idea of having more flexibility to run their programs.

It is the final third, in particular, for whom welfare officials hope to find work.

Yet animal welfare officials said they heard the same excuse two years ago.

It also offered to work with welfare officials to find a more appropriate name.

The study reported the views of governors and welfare officials in 38 states.

Neither prediction came true, according to welfare officials and researchers here.

"People who did the buying included welfare officials," she said.