Figure 1: Definitions of Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication

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Figure 2: Assessment of 2011 and 2012 Areas and Actions Needed, as of March 6, 2013

Note: In assessing overall progress for an area, we determined that an area was "addressed" if all actions in that area were addressed; "partially addressed" if at least one action needed in that area showed some progress toward implementation but not all actions were addressed; and "not addressed" if none of the actions needed in that area was addressed or partially addressed. In assessing actions suggested for Congress, we applied the following criteria: "addressed" means relevant legislation has been enacted and addresses all aspects of the action needed; "partially addressed" means a relevant bill has passed a committee, the House of Representatives, or the Senate, or relevant legislation has been enacted but only addressed part of the action needed; and "not addressed" means a bill may have been introduced but did not pass out of a committee, or no relevant legislation has been introduced. In assessing actions suggested for the executive branch, we applied the following criteria: "addressed" means implementation of the action needed has been completed; "partially addressed" means the action needed is in development, or started but not yet completed; and "not addressed" means the administration, the agencies, or both have made minimal or no progress toward implementing the action needed. Consolidated areas and actions were not assessed this year due to additional work or other information GAO considered. See appendix II for more information.

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Figure 3: Actions Needed Directed to Federal Departments and Agencies in 2011- 2013 Annual Reports

^a) U.S. Postal Service obligations are primarily funded by postal revenues, although the U.S. Postal Service receives minimal appropriations for overseas voting and mail for the blind. Additionally, the U.S. Postal Service has a maximum $15 billion in borrowing authority.
^b) Treasury's percentage of fiscal year 2011 obligations includes interest on the national debt. Note: Individual actions needed are counted multiple times, when they are directed to more than one federal department or agency.


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Figure 4: Spending Patterns by Executive Branch Agency and Budget Function, Fiscal Year 2010

^a) Two budget functions are not shown above: Allowances, because there are no 2010 actual obligations, and Undistributed Offsetting Receipts, because no obligations are charged to agencies.

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Services' Camouflage Uniforms, Dates of Initiation and Fielding, and Development Costs, 2000 through 2012

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Number of Federal Renewable Energy-Related Initiatives by Agency, in Fiscal Year 2010

Note: Data for the Department of Defense include data for five components—the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and other components that report to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Nationwide Locations of Five Types of Field-Based Information-Sharing Entities in GAO's Review

Note: Entities located in U.S. territories are not depicted in this figure.

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Analytical Activities and Services Conducted in the Same Mission Areas for Similar Customers in the Eight Urban Areas in Our Review

Notes: We focused our analysis on whether an entity conducted an activity for federal, state, or local customers. Therefore, entities could also conduct these activities for other customers, such as for tribal agencies or to meet internal needs. In addition, entities did not report whether customers for whom an activity was conducted were considered to be primary or secondary customers. Accordingly, the figure indicates whether an activity was conducted, not the frequency or prevalence of that activity. For example, the amount of time and resources dedicated to each activity conducted by the entities may vary. For the purposes of this report, we defined six categories of analytical activities and other services that entities can perform: (1) collection management, (2) strategic analysis, (3) analytical products, (4) threat or risk assessments (5) criminal bulletins and publications, and (6) dissemination.

^a) Collection management is the identification, location, and recording or storing of information used to support analysis.
^b) Strategic analysis is the analysis of crime patterns, crime trends, or criminal organizations for the purpose of planning, decision making, and resource allocation.
^c) Analytical products involve the conversion of raw information into intelligence.
^d) Threat or risk assessments are documents that analyze the propensity for threat or risk in a certain time or place.
^e) Criminal bulletins and publications are bulletins or publications that highlight criminal activity.
^f) Dissemination is the distribution of information to customers.
^g) Urban area 1 includes two regional fusion centers, a fusion center that covers a region within its state and a fusion center that serves state and local partners.


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Analytical Activities and Services Conducted in the Same Mission Areas for Similar Customers in the Eight Urban Areas in Our Review (continued)

Notes: We focused our analysis on whether an entity conducted an activity for federal, state, or local customers. Therefore, entities could also conduct these activities for other customers, such as for tribal agencies or to meet internal needs. In addition, entities did not report whether customers for whom an activity was conducted were considered to be primary or secondary customers. Accordingly, the figure indicates whether an activity was conducted, not the frequency or prevalence of that activity. For example, the amount of time and resources dedicated to each activity conducted by the entities may vary. For the purposes of this report, we defined six categories of analytical activities and other services that entities can perform: (1) collection management, (2) strategic analysis, (3) analytical products, (4) threat or risk assessments (5) criminal bulletins and publications, and (6) dissemination.

^a) Collection management is the identification, location, and recording or storing of information used to support analysis.
^b) Strategic analysis is the analysis of crime patterns, crime trends, or criminal organizations for the purpose of planning, decision making, and resource allocation.
^c) Analytical products involve the conversion of raw information into intelligence.
^d) Threat or risk assessments are documents that analyze the propensity for threat or risk in a certain time or place.
^e) Criminal bulletins and publications are bulletins or publications that highlight criminal activity.
^f) Dissemination is the distribution of information to customers.


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Estimated Availability of Reports [Added to the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service's Repository] by Year of Publication^a

^a) The percentage shown inside each bar is the actual estimate.

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Overlap of BBG Entities' Language Services, as of June 2012

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Federal Higher Education Assistance

Note: The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Parental Personal Exemption are included here because they provide additional tax benefits to parents of students. Parents can generally claim children as dependents under the age of 19, but both of these tax provisions permit parents to claim dependents aged 19 through 23 if the dependent is a full-time student at least 5 months of the year.

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Examples of Cigarette and Cigar Products

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Monthly Sales for Roll-Your-Own and Pipe Tobacco, and for Small and Large Cigars, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2011

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