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GAO-18-308SP 1 (2018-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadurf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Performance Budget FY 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 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 2019 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 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 demonstrate 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 2017, we received requests for work from 92 percent of the standing committees of Congress and about 40 percent of their subcommittees. GAO continues to be one of the best investments in the federal government. In fiscal year 2017, our work brought about $73.9 billion in financial benefits for the federal government (a return of about $128 for every dollar invested in GAO), and over 1,280 other program and operational benefits that helped change laws, improve public services, and promote sound governance. Over 76 percent of our recommendations were 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 2017.1 In addition, our experts testified 99 times before 45 separate committees or subcommittees on a wide range of issues that touched virtually all major federal agencies-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, preventing high-risk travelers from boarding U.S.- bound flights, addressing Navy readiness, and improving the response to Zika virus outbreaks. A list of selected testimony topics from fiscal year 2017 is included in table 1. 1 https:/wviw.gao.gov/assets690/688372.pdf GAO-i 8-308SP Fiscal Year 2019 Performance Plan GAO-1 8-308SP Fiscal Year 2019 Performance Plan

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