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21st Century Issues: Challenges and Opportunities

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Table of contents

  • Opening
  • Composition of Federal Spending
  • Federal Spending for Mandatory and Discretionary Programs
  • Fiscal Year 2004 Deficit Numbers
  • Surplus or Deficit as a Share of GDP Fiscal Years 1962-2004
  • Estimated Fiscal Exposures (in $ trillions)
  • How Big is Our Growing Fiscal Burden?
  • Composition of Spending as a Share of GDP Under Baseline Extended
  • Composition of Spending as a Share of GDP Assuming Discretionary Spending Grows with GDP after 2005 and All Expiring Tax Provisions are Extended
  • Current Fiscal Policy Is Unsustainable
  • FY2004 GAO Audit Report - Emphasis of a Matter
  • The Way Forward
  • 21st Century Challenges Report
  • Generic Reexamination Criteria and Sample Questions
  • Twelve Reexamination Areas
  • Themes
  • Illustrative 21st Century Questions: National Defense
  • Illustrative 21st Century Questions: Retirement and Disability Policy
  • Illustrative 21st Century Questions: Education & Employment
  • Illustrative 21st Century Questions: Scientific & Technological Innovation
  • Three Key Ingredients Needed for These Challenging and Changing Times
  • GAO's Strategic Plan
  • GAO's Core Values Help to Maintain Trust in the Public Sector
  • GAO's High-Risk List 2005
  • Competency-Based Performance Appraisal
  • Competency Model
  • Pay Philosophy: Performance-Oriented and Market-Based
  • Educators Must Deliver the Tools to Address 21st Century Challenges
  • Addressing 21st Century Challenges: An Educator's Toolbox
  • Close
 

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