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J. Christopher Mihm

Managing Director, Strategic Issues

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Managing Director of the Strategic Issues team
High Risk list

J. Christopher Mihm is the Managing Director of GAO’s Strategic Issues team. Strategic Issues leads GAO’s work on government-wide governance, strategy, performance and resource issues, including the High Risk program and the annual Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation reports.

He also works with and advises colleagues in other national audit offices on models and practices to assess the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other complex, crosscutting national outcomes.

Chris joined GAO in September 1983.

Recent Reports

2020 Census: Bureau Needs to Ensure Transparency over Data Quality, Finalize Plans for Data Protection, and Examine Lessons Learned

Published: Mar 23, 2021

Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2021

Decennial Census: Bureau Should Assess Significant Data Collection Challenges as It Undertakes Planning for 2030

Published: Mar 22, 2021

Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2021

2020 Census: The Bureau Concluded Field Work but Uncertainty about Data Quality, Accuracy, and Protection Remains

Published: Dec 09, 2020

Publicly Released: Dec 09, 2020

2020 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Assess Data Quality Concerns Stemming from Recent Design Changes

Published: Dec 03, 2020

Publicly Released: Dec 03, 2020

2020 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Ensure Transparency over Data Quality

Published: Dec 03, 2020

Publicly Released: Dec 03, 2020

2020 Census: Key Areas for Attention Raised by Compressed Timeframes

Published: Sep 10, 2020

Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2020

Multimedia

COVID-19 Threatens 2020 Census with Delays, Added Costs

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

2020 Duplication and Cost Savings Report

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

GAO's High Risk List - An Update to Congress

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Federal Efforts to Improve Government Efficiency

Friday, September 30, 2011