Gao Oversight And The National Academy Of Public Administration Study

This volume contains transcripts of a hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the United States Senate, focusing on the Government Accountability Office, its relationship with the National Academy of Public Administration, and other related issues. Filled with expert testimony and valuable insights, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in government oversight and public policy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Gao Oversight and the National Academy of Public Administration Study: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, March 30, 1995 Why should the Committee accept the notion that gao will be able to use personnel cuts to achieve a dollar savings when over the past 2 years a total staff cut of 12 percent has resulted in only 1 percent savings to the taxpayer? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book concerns accountability and the institution initially set up for the purpose of assuring accountability for governmental performance. It enhances understanding of the nature of the General Accounting Office (GAO) as an institution and its role in the American system of government.