Paperwork Reduction: Governmentwide Goals Unlikely to Be Met

GAO updated its testimony regarding the implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, focusing on: (1) the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) efforts to fulfill its responsibilities under the act, particularly its responsibility for establishing and overseeing governmentwide and agency-specific paperwork reduction goals; (2) the likelihood of the government and particular agencies meeting those goals; and (3) any impediments the government faces in reaching the goals.