Government Management:
Major Issues Facing the Congress
T-AFMD-92-4: Published: Feb 6, 1992. Publicly Released: Feb 6, 1992.
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GAO discussed the current state of government management and its impact on federal services. GAO noted that: (1) the President and Congress have made a serious attempt to bring the deficit under control, but the government will not achieve its latest balanced budget goal; (2) according to the Congressional Budget Office, most of the deficit change has resulted from decreased revenues and corrections in medical estimates and net interest payments; (3) defense, health, deposit insurance, and interest outlays account for about 70 percent of all general fund fiscal year (FY) 1993 outlays and could greatly help reduce the overall deficit; (4) health care costs grew by almost 70 percent, from 7.3 percent of the gross national product in FY 1970 to 12.3 percent in FY 1990; (5) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimates that 375 institutions are failing or will require assistance over the next 2 years, with losses to the Bank Insurance Fund totalling as much as $43 billion and working capital needs totalling $59 billion; (6) interest on public debt was one of the most rapidly growing components of government spending; (7) the President plans to reduce forces and cut nuclear weapons to reduce defense spending; (8) it has undertaken a special audit program to detect mismanagement, fraud, and abuse and has identified 16 target areas as being at high risk for fraud, waste, and abuse; and (9) the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance covering the Chief Financial Officers Act authorities, qualifications, financial statements, and auditing has been adequate, but OMB may not have sufficient resources for this function.
Jan 19, 2021
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Federal Rulemaking:
Selected EPA and HHS Regulatory Analyses Met Several Best Practices, but CMS Should Take Steps to Strengthen Its AnalysesGAO-21-151: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
Jan 13, 2021
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Department of Energy Contracting:
Improvements Needed to Ensure DOE Assesses Its Full Range of Contracting Fraud RisksGAO-21-44: Published: Jan 13, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 13, 2021.
Dec 16, 2020
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Data Governance:
Agencies Made Progress in Establishing Governance, but Need to Address Key MilestonesGAO-21-152: Published: Dec 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
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2020 Census:
The Bureau Concluded Field Work but Uncertainty about Data Quality, Accuracy, and Protection RemainsGAO-21-206R: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Dec 3, 2020
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2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Assess Data Quality Concerns Stemming from Recent Design ChangesGAO-21-142: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020. -
2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Ensure Transparency over Data QualityGAO-21-262T: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020.
Nov 30, 2020
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Federal Buying Power:
OMB Can Further Advance Category Management Initiative by Focusing on Requirements, Data, and TrainingGAO-21-40: Published: Nov 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
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Disaster Response:
Agencies Should Assess Contracting Workforce Needs and Purchase Card Fraud RiskGAO-21-42: Published: Nov 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 24, 2020.
Nov 23, 2020
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Federal Contracting:
Actions Needed to Improve Department of Labor's Enforcement of Service Worker Wage ProtectionsGAO-21-11: Published: Oct 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 23, 2020.
Nov 18, 2020
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Federal Telework:
Key Practices That Can Help Ensure the Success of Telework ProgramsGAO-21-238T: Published: Nov 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2020.
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