Agency officials told us that enhanced use leases (EUL) help them utilize their underutilized property better; commonly cited benefits include enhanced mission activities, cash rent revenue, and value received through in-kind consideration. However, some agencies we reviewed do not include all costs associated with their EULs when they assess the performance of their EUL programs. Guidance from th...

The U.S. aerospace industry's wide-ranging activities--including commercial aviation, national security, and space exploration--make it critical to the economic health and strategic strength of our nation. However, the industry faces challenges, such as a national air traffic management system that, in its present form, cannot handle expected increases in demand; an aging aerospace workforce; and...

As the federal government continues its overall transformation, the centerpiece of this effort is the strategic management of human capital. Federal agencies will need the most effective human capital systems to succeed in their transformations. Congress has recently given agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) uses several mechanisms to capture and disseminate lessons learned. NASA has established an agency-wide Lessons Learned Information System that managers are required to review on an ongoing basis. NASA uses training, program reviews, and periodic revisions to agency policies and guidelines to communicate lessons learned. Several NASA centers...

If the federal government is to effectively manage the tasks and programs assigned to it through legislation, it must have a sufficient and qualified workforce. One important element that agencies must consider in their workforce planning is the number and kinds of employees who will retire during the next five years. GAO projects that the number of employees retiring will be roughly equivalent to...

GAO discussed federal contractors' noncompliance with federal labor laws, focusing on: (1) federal contractors' noncompliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) during fiscal years (FY) 1993 and 1994 and with the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act during FY 1994; and (2) the status of recommendations GAO made to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and to the Occupational Safe...

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO updated its 1997 report on federal investment trends.GAO noted that: (1) the annual levels of investment spending for the period 1998 through 2002 in the President's 1999 budget is estimated to range from slightly more than $2 billion to almost $11 billion higher each year than the levels estimated in the President's 1998 budget for the same period; (2) onl...

Pursuant to congressional requests, GAO provided information on federal investment trends and estimates of future outlays for investments through fiscal year 2002. GAO did not independently verify this information but traced totals to published budget documents.GAO noted that: (1) the share of total federal budget outlays and of gross domestic product devoted to investment gradually declined from...

GAO published a Quick Reference Guide that summarizes the status of the 20 high-risk program areas it has tracked since its last report series, and 5 areas that are newly designated as high-risk. The areas subject to review included the: (1) Department of Defense's (DOD) financial, contract, weapons system acquisition, and inventory management systems; (2) DOD infrastructure; (3) Internal Revenue...

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) efforts to downsize its staff.GAO found that: (1) NASA has reduced its fiscal year (FY) 2000 full-time equivalent (FTE) goal by more than 3,000 personnel; (2) NASA has provided eligible employees with voluntary separation incentive payments in exchange for their voluntary retirement or resi...