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Making the Federal Government Accountable: Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management (Part I of III)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Abstract
The Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight investigated the implementation of Federal financial management laws, the extent to which Federal executive department successfully applied the laws, and options for congressional action to improve financial management. The subcommittee found that there were material deficiencies and control weaknesses in federal financial information, alongside massive noncompliance with laws and regulations. To address the problem, the report recommended providing incentives to improve agencies financial management alongside requiring agencies to be accountable to Congress and the President through regular oversight.
Date
1998-07-31
Document Type
House Committee Approved Report
Serial Number
105-664.H
Document Length
58 pages
Congress
105
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Committee Approved Reports, House, Has Views
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "Federal Consolidated Financial Statements: Can the Federal Government Balance its Books?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-158, (1998, April 1, 15, 16, 17, and June 18)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "The Inspector General Act of 1978: Twenty Years After Passage, Are the Inspectors General Fulfilling Their Mission?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-176, (1998, April 21)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "The Inspector General Act of 1978: Twenty Years After Passage, Are the Inspectors General Fulfilling Their Mission?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-176, (1998, April 21)