Congressional Oversight: Opportunities to Address Risks, Reduce Costs, and Improve Performance
Abstract
In January 1999, we reported on specific federal activities and functions that are particularly vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement-an update to a series on high-risk activities begun in the last decade and provided at the start of each new Congress. Since 1990, six of our high-risk designations have been removed as a result of sustained, tangible improvements by the affected agencies; at the time of our last update, however, 26 high-risk areas remained, as shown in table 1. We have also recently reported on estimates of the range and magnitude of improper payments within specific federal programs-several of which have also been identified as high-risk areas-as disclosed in agency financial statements reports.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 17, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA373630
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office