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Fiscal and Performance Challenges Facing the Federal Government

GAO-13-608CG Published: May 13, 2013. Publicly Released: May 20, 2013.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the JFMIP Federal Financial Management Conference in Washington, D.C. on May 13, 2013. Major topics of this presentation include: overall budget environment in the near and long term, debt held by the public under two fiscal policy smulations, governmentwide improper payments, strategies that can help reduce Medicare fee-for-service improper payments, and closing the tax gap requiring multiple approaches.

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Budget deficitDecision makingDisability insuranceEconomic growthFederal debtFee-for-service plansFinancial managementFinancial statementsFiscal policiesFraudHealth care costsInternal controlsMedicarePublic debtReporting requirementsRisk assessmentTax lawTaxesTaxpayersUnemployment insuranceWastes