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Forest Service: A Framework for Improving Accountability

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 13, 1999
Report No. RCED/AIMD-00-2
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Summary:

The Forest Service must account to the public for its use of the tax dollars appropriated to it to carry out its mission. To do this, the Service needs to provide accurate and timely information on how much it was authorized to spend on specific programs and activities, how it spent the funds, and what it accomplished with the money. This report discusses the status of the Forest Service's efforts to (1) achieve financial accountability, (2) become more accountable for its performance, and (3) better align its budget with its strategic goals and objectives. GAO found that the Forest Service cannot accurately report its expenditures and accomplishments, and its budgetary, financial, and performance data systems are not linked.

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