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Managing for Results: Barriers to Interagency Coordination

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 29, 2000
Report No. GGD-00-106
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Summary:

Virtually all the results that the federal government hopes to achieve require the coordinated effort of two or more agencies. This shared responsibility is the result of several factors, including the piecemeal evolution of federal programs and the complexity of public needs. GAO's work has shown repeatedly that mission fragmentation and overlap are widespread in the government and that crosscutting program efforts are poorly coordinated. Without such coordination, scarce funds are wasted, program customers are confused and frustrated, and the overall effectiveness of federal programs is undermined. This report (1) provides an overview of programs in which GAO identified mission fragmentation and overlap in 1998 and 1999; (2) discusses barriers to interagency coordination cited in GAO reports issued during the past decade; and (3) summarizes potential strategies for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of crosscutting programs.

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