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GAO-05-162R 1 (2004-11-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqps0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 19, 2004 The Honorable Mike DeWine Chairman Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Subject: Posthearing Questions: District of Columbia's Structural Imbalance and Management Issues Dear Chairman DeWine: On June 22, 2004, I testified before your subcommittee on the District of Columbia's structural imbalance and management issues.' This letter responds to a request from your staff that I provide answers to follow-up questions from the Honorable Richard Durbin, United States Senate. The questions and answers follow. MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES Update on Management Challenges and Possible Improvements * Can you provide us with any current insights about whether the District has taken steps to address these concerns, and whether those efforts have produced positive results? * What additional improvements would you like to see? As I stated in my June 2004 testimony before your subcommittee, the District of Columbia has made progress in improving management and maintaining fiscal discipline. In fact, it appears the District has made some progress since we issued our comprehensive report-District of Columbia: Structural Imbalance and Management Issues-in May 2003 (upon which my June 2004 testimony was based).2 For example, District officials have taken steps to balance their budgets for fiscal years 2004 and 2005. Also, the District's bond rating has been upgraded by all of the major rating agencies in part due to the region's improving economy and better financial management. 'GAO, District of Columbia: Structural Imbalance and Management Issues, GAO-04-908T (Washington, D.C.: June 22, 2004). 2 GAO, District of Columbia: Structural Imbalance and Management Issues, GAO-03-666 (Washington, D.C.: May 22, 2003). GAO-05-162R District's Structural Imbalance and Management Issues

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