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Tag Archives: budget
Video on our Duplication and Cost Savings Work
In light of today’s challenging fiscal environment, improving government efficiency and effectiveness is important. Our work has identified hundreds of specific actions that the federal government can take–or in some cases, has already taken–to reduce or better manage fragmentation, overlap, and … Continue reading
GAO Reports Help NASA Oversee Major Projects
Each year, we produce several reports that look at a variety of topics at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). One of these annual reports is known as the “NASA Quick Look,” which provides an overview of the NASA … Continue reading
Impacts of Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration
On March 1st, 2013, the president ordered an across-the-board reduction in federal agency budgets. This reduction, more commonly known as sequestration, had a wide range of effects on agency operations and services to the public. The infographic below outlines some of our key findings … Continue reading
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March 6, 2014
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Navigating the Complexities of the Federal Budget
The President and Congress use the federal budget process to help allocate federal funds among competing demands. The 2015 President’s Budget (which will be released on March 4th), is the President’s principal policy statement; the administration’s plan for funding the … Continue reading
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February 28, 2014
Tagged balance, budget, budget terminology, budgetary, carryover balances, collections, Congress, costs, debt, federal debt, fiscal outlook, glossary, government accountability office, long-term, long-term debt, OMB, President, president budget, president's budget, process, resources, user fees, usgao