BUDGET ISSUES: Agency Implementation of Capital Planning Principles Is Mixed

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Abstract:

In fiscal year 2002, the federal government spent nearly $100 billion on capital investments intended to yield long-term benefits for its own operations. Interested in ensuring that good investment decisions are made, the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, House Committee on Government Reform, asked GAO to evaluate agency experiences with the capital planning principles embodied in the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) Capital Programming Guide and GAO's Executive Guide on leading state, local, and private sector capital investment practices. This report examines selected agencies implementation of this guidance and OMBs use of long-term capital planning data.

Author(s):
Bonham, Christine ; Lewis, Trina ; Culley, Brendan ; Fontenot, Brodi ; Irving, Susan J
Author Organization(s):
United States General Accounting Office
Funding Organization(s):
United States General Accounting Office, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2004 Jan 01
Pagination:
164

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A - Approved For Public Release
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Collection: TRECMS
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Space
Descriptor(s):
correctional facilities, health services, computer programs, business administration, personnel management, commerce, employment, health care, information systems, management personnel, weather forecasting, artificial satellites, computer programming, computers, department of veterans affairs, organizational structure, capital investments
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Sep 08
Update Date:
2022 Nov 16