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Working to Improve Accountability in an Evolving Environment

GAO-08-720CG Published: Apr 18, 2008. Publicly Released: Apr 18, 2008.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the 2008 Maryland Association of CPAs' Government and Non-for-Profit Conference in College Park, MD, on April 18, 2008. Major topics of this presentation include federal debt, combined government fiscal challenge, personal savings decline, GAO's strategy to serve Congress and the nation, agency transformations, and remaining high-risk areas.

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Budget and Spending
AccountabilityBalanced budgetsBudget administrationCost analysisCost controlDebt held by publicEconomic analysisFederal debtFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care costsIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMission essential operationsPolicy evaluationProgram evaluationProgram managementStrategic planningBusiness planningBusiness transformation