Accession Number:

ADA616314

Title:

Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits

Descriptive Note:

Congressional testimony

Corporate Author:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Dodaro, Gene L.

Report Date:

2015-04-14

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

As the fiscal pressures facing the government continue, so too does the need for executive branch agencies and Congress to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and activities. Such opportunities exist throughout government. To bring these opportunities to light, Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to annually identify federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives both within departments and government-wide that are fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative. As part of this work, GAO also identifies additional opportunities to achieve cost savings or enhanced revenue collection. GAO s 2015 annual report is its fifth in this series GAO-15-404SP. This statement discusses 1 new opportunities GAO identifies in its 2015 report 2 the status of actions taken to address the opportunities GAO identified in its 2011-2014 reports and 3 existing and new tools available to help executive branch agencies and Congress reduce or better manage fragmentation, overlap, and duplication. To identify what actions exist to address these issues and take advantage of opportunities for cost savings and enhanced revenues, GAO reviewed and updated prior work, including recommendations for executive action and matters for congressional consideration.

Descriptors:

• *EFFICIENCY
• *OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
• BENEFITS
• COST REDUCTION
• FEDERAL BUDGETS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE