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Improving Government: Need to Reexamine Organization and Performance

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 11, 1993
Report No. T-GGD-93-9
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Summary:

Prompt action on performance measurement legislation, continued implementation of the 1990 Chief Financial Officers Act, and action on open GAO and inspectors general audit recommendations could constitute an important and immediate downpayment to the American taxpayers, showing that Congress and the administration are serious about improving government management. A commission to improve management in the federal government could play a valuable role in this effort. Most federal managers want to be efficient. When they run inefficient operations, it is usually because something forces them to do so or because strong incentives exist to do so or because they do not know how to fix it. The problem is the system, not the people in it. GAO cautions, however, that a commission is not a substitute for the steps already mentioned.

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