Federal Capital: Three Entities' Implementation of Capital Planning Principles Is Mixed

United States. Government Accountability Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    homeland security;    justice and law enforcement;    budget and spending;    federal capital;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-07-274
RP-ID  :  256878

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2005, the federal government spent nearly $117 billion on capital investments intended to yield long-term benefits for its operations. Effective capital planning ensures that the sizable investments made by federal agencies result in the most efficient return to taxpayers. Accordingly, GAO evaluated (1) how well selected entities followed the planning phase principles of GAO's Executive Guide and the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Capital Programming Guide, (2) OMB's actions to encourage all agencies to conform with capital planning principles, and (3) what capital planning information is received by or would be useful to congressional decision makers. Based on missions, asset types, and capital spending, we selected three entities to review within the Departments of Energy (DOE) and Homeland Security (DHS)."