Budget Issues: Limitations on Analyzing the Cost of Administrative Operations

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied whether 11 agencies cut their budgets for services more heavily than their administrative budgets.

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Budget and Spending

Accounting proceduresBudget administrationBudget cutsBudget obligationsFinancial managementPresidential budgetsProgram managementLand managementBudgetsNational forests