Veterans' Affairs and Military Health Care Issues: Issue Area Plan for Fiscal Years 1998-2000
Abstract
As the investigative arm of the Congress and the nation's auditor, the General Accounting Office is charged with monitoring the expenditure of the federal dollar. Reflecting stringent standards of objectivity and independence, GAO's audits, evaluations, and investigations promote a more efficient and cost-effective government; expose waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in federal programs; help the Congress target budget reductions; assess financial and information management; and alert the Congress to developing trends that may have significant fiscal or budgetary consequences. In fulfilling its responsibilities, GAO performs original research and uses hundreds of databases or creates its own when information is unavailable elsewhere. To ensure that GAO'S resources are directed toward the most important issues facing the Congress, each of GAO's 33 issue areas develops a strategic plan that describes the significance of the issues it addresses, its objectives, and the focus of its work. Each issue area relies heavily on input from congressional committees, agency officials, and subject-matter experts in developing its strategic plan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- AD1105993
Entities
People
- Bruce D. Layton
- Daniel M. Brier
- George F. Poindexter
- Irene P. Chu
- Michael T. Blair
- Paul R. Reynolds
- Ronald J. Guthrie
- Shelia D. Drake
- Stephen P. Backhus
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office