GAO High Risks & Other Major Government Challenges
High Risks & ChallengesIssues By AgencyEach agency faces a range of challenges affecting mission, budget, and programs. Government-wide Management ChallengesAgencies share a number of management challenges to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness and address current and emerging demands. |
GAO's High-Risk List: Identifying Programs Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Mismanagement Since 1990Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Insurance Programs As part of GAO's High-Risk series, Barbara Bovbjerg, a Director of GAO's Education, Workforce, and Income Security team, describes why GAO put the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation financial challenges on its list of programs at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement.
"GAO's recommendations could lead to billions of dollars in savings, dramatically improve service to the public, and strengthen confidence in the performance and accountability of the federal government."
–Acting Comptroller General, Gene Dodaro This Web site brings together GAO's research on issues that are of great national concern and highlights GAO's High-Risk list, which calls attention to the agencies and program areas that are high risk due to their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or are most in need of broad reform. GAO has produced the list every two years since 1990. In addition to the most up-to-date information on the High-Risk list and other major challenges, this Web site also features:
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Cost-Saving OpportunitiesA number of opportunities exist to limit costs and reduce waste across agencies and programs. Fiscal OutlookThe growing imbalance between expected spending and tax revenues presents long-term fiscal challenges for the federal government.
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