Congressional Oversight: Opportunities to Address Risks, Reduce Costs, and Improve Performance

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the budget and oversight challenges facing the federal government, focusing on ways to: (1) address activities at risk of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement; (2) improve the economy and efficiency of federal operations; (3) reassess what the federal government does; and (4) redefine the beneficiaries of federal government programs.