The Government Accountability Office and Congressional Uses of Federal Statistics

Nancy Kingsbury
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Nancy Kingsbury: managing director of Applied Research and Methods at GAO

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2010, vol. 631, issue 1, 43-62

Abstract: This article examines the ways in which the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides the U.S. Congress with information that is timely, objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, nonideological, fair, and balanced. It shows how over many decades, GAO’s work has led to laws that have improved government operations and saved the government and the taxpayers billions of dollars. The article reinforces the GAO Strategic Plan 2010—2015 (GAO forthcoming), indicating that the federal government must work closely with other governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, both domestically and internationally, to reassess federal missions and strategies and the entire mix of policy tools available to address national objectives. GAO’s role should be to help government leaders increase their capacity to succeed at strategic planning, address management challenges and high-risk issues, use integrated approaches, and enhance their agencies’ orientation toward achieving results.

Keywords: GAO; federal program evaluation; data reliability; national indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716210374562

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