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GAO-24-107656 1 (2024-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqwh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Why This Matters Each year, the federal government spends trillions of dollars on federal programs that support the American people and address policy goals. However, it does not have a full inventory of these programs, despite requirements enacted in 2011 to develop and annually update one on a publicly available website. A comprehensive listing of programs, along with related funding and performance information, would help federal decision-makers and the public better understand what the government does, what it spends, and what it achieves each year. It could also be a critical tool to help decision-makers better identify and manage fragmentation, overlap, and duplication across the federal government. The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 expanded requirements for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an inventory of all federal programs with related spending and performance information. It requires OMB to publish a complete inventory by January 2025. The act also includes provisions for us to review different aspects of its implementation (Pub. L. No. 116-283, div. H, § 9601, 134 Stat. 3388, 4823- 4828 (2021), codified, in part, at 31 U.S.C. § 1122(a)). This is the first in a series of products responding to those provisions. We are providing information about OMB's efforts to develop, maintain, and update a program inventory to ensure it is comprehensive and provides useful information. Key Takeaways * OMB published an inventory in February 2024 that represents substantial progress and an important first step in fulfilling statutory requirements. It provides spending and other relevant information for the more than 2,000 federal financial assistance programs. * The inventory does not yet include all federal programs or required information. OMB does not have public-facing plans that identify the actions and resources it needs to fully develop a comprehensive inventory by the January 2025 statutory deadline or any future date. * OMB has taken some actions to establish data governance-activities to ensure data are transparent, accessible, and of sufficient quality-for the inventory. However, it has not fully implemented five out of the six activities our past work has identified as part of an effective data governance structure. * We recommend that OMB take a systematic approach and involve key stakeholders as it articulates plans for how and when it will fully implement a comprehensive program inventory and establish a data governance structure for managing the inventory. OMB generally concurred with our recommendations. Page 1 GAO-24-107656 Federal Programs

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