Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781977581341
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (813 download)
Book Synopsis Gao-16-580t, Government Efficiency and Effectiveness by : United States Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Gao-16-580t, Government Efficiency and Effectiveness written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: face an unsustainable long-term fiscal path based on the imbalance between federal revenue and spending. As the fiscal pressures facing the government continue, so too does the need for the Congress and executive branch agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and activities. Such opportunities exist throughout government. To bring these opportunities to light, Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to annually identify federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives (both within departments and government-wide) that are duplicative. As part of this work, GAO also identifies areas that are fragmented or overlapping as well as additional opportunities to achieve cost savings or enhanced revenue collection. GAO's 2016 annual report is its sixth in this series (GAO-16-375SP). This statement discusses - new issues GAO identifies in its 2016 report; - the status of actions Congress and executive branch agencies have taken to address issues GAO identified in its 2011-2015 reports; and - opportunities to achieve significant benefits from selected areas included in this year's and past annual reports. To identify what actions exist to address these issues and take advantage of opportunities for cost