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GAO-17-298SP 1 (2017-07-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagxo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Performance Budget - FY 2018 Fiscal Year 2018 Performance Plan GAO Supports Congressional Decision- Making, Conserves Resources, and Helps Improve Government The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress. It exists to support Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities, and to improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. As a legislative branch agency, we are exempt from many laws that apply to executive branch agencies. However, we generally hold ourselves to the requirements of many of these laws, including the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), as amended. GPRA requires that each agency prepare an annual performance plan covering each program activity set forth in the budget of such agency. This section of GAO's fiscal year 2018 budget request constitutes our performance plan. We are unique in our audit and evaluation capacity to support Congress by performing original research, providing technical assistance, and conducting analyses to help Congress make informed decisions across all segments of the federal budget- resulting in tangible results and enhanced oversight. Our work directly contributes to improvements in a broad array of federal programs affecting Americans everywhere. We demonstrated our core values of accountability, integrity, and reliability by providing high-quality, high-value, and independent support to Congress in ways that generate material benefits to the nation. Given our reputation for consistently producing high-quality work that is typically based on original research, it is not surprising that congressional demand for our products and services remains high. During fiscal year 2016, we received requests for work from 95 percent of the standing committees of Congress and about 48 percent of their subcommittees. GAO continues to be one of the best investments in the federal government. In fiscal year 2016, our work yielded significant results across the government, including $63.4 billion in financial benefits, a return of about $112 for every dollar invested in GAO, and more than 1,234 other program and operational benefits that helped to change laws, improve services to the public, and promote sound management throughout government. Over 70 percent of our recommendations have been implemented over a 4-year period. Additional information on our performance and accomplishments can be found in our Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2016.1 In addition, our issue-area experts testified 119 times before 69 separate committees or subcommittees that touched virtually all major federal agencies on a wide range of issues, such as improving the government's financial statements and fiscal outlook, addressing improper payments and the tax gap, improving the government's efficiency and effectiveness, providing veterans with timely access to health care, addressing federal agencies' aging information technology systems, providing observations on the Zika virus outbreak, and securing the Southwest border. 1 htts /690/681058.pdf. GAO-i 7-298SP Fiscal Year 2018 Performance Plan GAO-1 7-298SP Fiscal Year 2018 Performance Plan

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