New Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions in Financial Benefits

Abstract

The federal government has made an unprecedented financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once the pandemic recedes and the economy substantially recovers, Congress and the administration will need to develop and swiftly implement an approach to place the government on a sustainable long-term fiscal path. In the short term, opportunities exist for achieving billions of dollars in financial savings and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide range of federal programs in other areas. GAO has responded with annual reports to a statutory provision for it to identify and report on federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives- either within departments or government-wide -that have duplicative goals or activities. GAO also identifies areas that are fragmented or overlapping, as well as additional opportunities to achieve cost savings or enhance revenue collection. This report discusses the new areas identified in GAOs 2021 annual report- the 11th in this series -and examples of open actions recommended to Congress or executive branch agencies with potential financial benefits of $1 billion or more. To identify what actions exist to address these issues, GAO reviewed and updated select prior work, including matters for congressional consideration and recommendations for executive action.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1174793

Entities

People

  • Allison B. Bawden
  • Andrew Von Ah
  • Brenda S. Farrell
  • Carol C. Harris
  • Carolyn L. Yocom
  • David Trimble
  • Elizabeth A. Field
  • Eugene Louis Dodaro
  • Frank W. Rusco
  • Gretta L. Goodwin
  • Heather Macleod
  • J. A. Gomez
  • James R Mctigue
  • Jessica Lucas-judy
  • John Neumann
  • Kristen A. Kociolek
  • Leslie Gordon
  • Mary Denigan-macauley
  • Michelle Sager
  • Seto J. Bagdoyan
  • Sharon Silas
  • Steve Morris
  • Timothy Dinapoli
  • Timothy M. Persons
  • Vijay Dsouza
  • William B. Shear

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.