This testimony addresses GAO's fiscal year 2001 performance and results, current challenges and future plans, and GAO's budget request for fiscal year 2003.

This testimony discusses GAO's fiscal year 2001 performance and results, current challenges and future plans, and GAO's budget request for fiscal year 2003.

This testimony discusses GAO's achievements in fiscal year 2000, its current plans and future challenges, and its budget request for fiscal year 2002. Financial benefits to taxpayers as a result of GAO's work totaled more than $23 billion in fiscal year 2000--a $61 return on every dollar invested in GAO. During fiscal year 2001, GAO continued to focus its work on the major issues facing Congress,

This testimony reviews GAO's fiscal year 2000 accomplishments, fiscal year 2001 plans and future challenges, and fiscal year 2002 budget request. In fiscal year 2000, GAO saved taxpayers more than $23 billion. GAO's work also resulted in improved public health and safety, better national security, and stronger financial management and information systems. During fiscal year 2001, GAO will continu

GAO noted that: (1) GAO is dedicated to good government through its commitment to three core values: accountability, integrity, and reliability; (2) GAO needs to lead by example and to maximize its capabilities in an environment of limited resources; (3) to accomplish this objective, GAO needs to make several targeted and strategic investments in human capital, such as training, performance measu

GAO noted that: (1) the increase included in its budget request is for mandatory pay and benefits increases, price-level increases to cover the higher costs of transportation, printing, supplies, personnel services, and other essential mission support goods and services, pay-related costs for promotions and employee recognition, which GAO has foregone in recent years, information technology upgra