A Systematic Management Approach Is Needed for Congressional Reporting Requirements
PAD-82-12
Published: Nov 25, 1981. Publicly Released: Nov 25, 1981.
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Highlights
GAO identified problems in the way congressional reporting requirements are presently being managed which affect the timeliness and usefulness of the information Congress receives in support of its legislative, oversight, and budgetary functions.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Congress should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for the congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to the reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
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The Assignment Review Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to followup on this recommendation. |
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Office of the President | The Executive Office should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for the congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to the reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Assignment Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to followup on this recommendation.
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| General Accounting Office | The congressional support agencies should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Assignment Review Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to follow-up on this recommendation.
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| Government Publishing Office | The congressional support agencies should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Assignment Review Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to followup on this recommendation.
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| Office of Technology Assessment | The congressional support agencies should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Assignment Review Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to followup on this recommendation.
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| Congressional Budget Office | The congressional support agencies should take the following actions: (1) develop uniform policy and guidance for congressional groups with principal functional responsibility, i.e., Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (2) streamline the identification and inventory tasks of the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (3) implement an adequate monitoring system for the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and GAO; (4) reduce executive agency lateness in responding to reporting requirements of Congress; and (5) improve the ability of Congress to relate each report it receives to the policy and program issues that the reporting requirements are designed to address. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Assignment Review Group has decided that GAO should no longer be involved in maintaining the Congressional Information, Sources, Inventories and Directories database. The database is essential to followup on this recommendation.
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