Reports and Testimony: June 1996.

Abstract

HIGHLIGHTS: (1) Federal Reserve - Among its other recommendations stemming from a review of the operations of the Federal Reserve, the General Accounting Office (GAO) suggests that the Fed could do more to improve cost consciousness and remedy inefficiencies that have increased its costs for travel, personnel, building acquisition, and contracting and procurement. Page 10; (2) Tax Systems Modernization - A year after reporting that the Internal Revenue Service's $8 billion tax systems modernization (TSM) effort was plagued by pervasive management and technical weaknesses, a new GAO review finds that IRS has not made adequate progress in correcting TSM problems. GAO believes that Congress should consider limiting TSM expenditures. Page 20; and (3) Executive Guide - The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 requires federal agencies to set performance goals and to measure results. GAO's guide identifies steps that federal agencies can take toward implementing the new law as well as a series of 'best practices' that can help make implementation a success. Page 2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA311097

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Software Development
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design