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Accountability Challenges in the 21st Century

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Table of contents

  • Accountability Challenges in the 21st Century
  • Accountability Environment
  • How Do We Move Forward?
  • GAO's Work to Modernize the Accountability Profession
  • The Federal Financial Audit Environment
  • Selected Federal Government Reporting Challenges
  • Selected Government Accountability Issues
  • Rebuilding Public Trust
  • Selected Key Concepts
  • Three Key Elements for Success
  • Contributing Elements
  • Contributing Elements
  • Composition of Federal Spending
  • Federal Spending for Mandatory and Discretionary Programs
  • Fiscal Year 2004 Deficit Numbers
  • Selected Fiscal Exposures: Sources and Examples
  • Current Fiscal Policy Is Unsustainable
  • The Way Forward
  • We Need a Multifaceted Approach to Close the Long-Term Fiscal Gap
  • 21st Century Challenges Report
  • Twelve Reexamination Areas
  • Generic Reexamination Criteria and Sample Questions
  • Illustrative 21st Century Questions
  • Key National Indicators
  • TransFORMATION
  • The Case for Change
  • GAO's High-Risk List 2005
  • Transformation: A New Model for Government Organizations
  • Keys to Making Change Happen
  • Key Transformation Elements
  • Tranformation is about...
  • GAO: Leading by Example
  • GAO's Strategic Plan
  • INTOSAI's Strategic Plan
  • Selected Success Measures
  • Annual Performance Measures (1998 and 2004)
  • International Peer Review Team
  • Peer Review Results
  • Key Concepts in the Accountability Profession
  • Key Leadership Attributes For Success
  • Close
 

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