Declining Resources: Selected Agencies Took Steps to Minimize Effects on Mission but Opportunities Exist for Additional Action

Abstract

Federal discretionary appropriations declined by roughly 12 percent between FY 2010 and 2015. To better understand issues agencies face in an environment of declining resources and how agencies could address them, GAO developed a framework in 2012 for examining agencies efforts to manage declining resources. GAO was asked to examine the specific actions agencies are taking to manage declining resources and the effects on services to the public. This report examined (1) to what extents elected agencies actions to manage in an environment of declining resources aligned with GAOs framework and (2) the effects, if any, declines in discretionary spending after2009 had on services to the public at selected agencies. GAO applied its framework to three agencies selected based on budget data from FY 2010 through 2014. For the larger agencies (EPA and ETA),GAO selected two programs within each agency for review. GAO reviewed agency documents; and interviewed agency officials, program partners, and external stakeholders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1169204

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People

  • Heather Krause

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical

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  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
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  • Federal Law
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  • Law
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  • Personnel Management
  • United States
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Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.