GAO Strategic Plan, 2007-2012 (30-MAR-07, GAO-07-1SP).		 
                                                                 
In keeping with GAO's commitment to update its strategic plan at 
least once every 3 years--consistent with the Government	 
Performance and Results Act--this strategic plan describes our	 
proposed goals and strategies for serving the Congress for fiscal
years 2007 through 2012. As expected, with the Congress and the  
nation facing such challenges as the large and growing long-term 
fiscal imbalance and increased concerns about meeting the health 
care needs of American citizens, this plan includes bodies of	 
work that address anticipated requests for evaluations of those  
and other major issues. In addition, our plan covers anticipated 
work related to major government transformation efforts,	 
especially in the areas of homeland security and defense. Since  
our last update to the strategic plan, many challenges continue  
and others have emerged. For example, the war on terrorism has	 
continued, as has the nation's involvement in Iraq and the	 
ensuing reconstruction effort that is still unfolding. Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita and predictions of an influenza pandemic have	 
raised the nation's awareness of nonmilitary threats to homeland 
security. Historic budget deficits have added to our country's	 
national debt. Perhaps more disturbing is that our nation's	 
long-range fiscal outlook remains unsustainable given existing	 
federal commitments and the challenges of caring for a growing	 
elderly population. Consequently, policymakers will be		 
increasingly required to judge what the nation can afford, both  
now and in the future. In addition, national boundaries are	 
becoming less relevant to policymakers as they address a range of
economic, security, social, and environmental issues. At the same
time, the composition of our nation's population is becoming	 
older and more diverse, resulting in a virtual kaleidoscope of	 
demands for federal funds and services. Scientific research and  
technological developments provide opportunities to improve the  
lives of U.S. citizens but also raise profound ethical questions 
for society. Accompanying these changes are new expectations	 
about the quality of life for Americans and the ways of measuring
the nation's position and progress. Governance structures are	 
evolving in order to contend with these new forces and an	 
accelerating pace of change. These broad themes--changing	 
security threats, sustainability concerns, economic growth and	 
competitiveness, global interdependence, societal change, quality
of life, and science and technology--provide the context for our 
plan.								 
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REPORTNUM:   GAO-07-1SP 					        
    ACCNO:   A67666						        
  TITLE:     GAO Strategic Plan, 2007-2012			      
     DATE:   03/30/2007 
  SUBJECT:   Accountability					 
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	     International relations				 
	     Performance measures				 
	     Population statistics				 
	     Program evaluation 				 
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	     Quality of life					 
	     Reporting requirements				 
	     Retirement benefits				 
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     * [1]Table of Contents
     * [2]Abbreviations
     * [3]Letter from the Comptroller General
     * [4]Our Mission, Goals, Strategies, and Means

          * [5]Mission Statement
          * [6]Statutory Responsibilities
          * [7]Our Strategic Goals
          * [8]Key Performance Measures
          * [9]Strategies and Means
          * [10]Internal Management Challenges
          * [11]External Factors That Could Affect Our Performance
          * [12]Our Organizational Structure

     * [13]Themes Affecting the Plan: Preparing the United States for an
       Interdependent World
     * [14]Goal 1 Provide Timely, Quality Service to the Congress and the
       Federal Government to Address Current and Emerging Challenges to the
       Well-being and Financial Security of the American People

          * [15]Strategic Objective 1.1 The Health Needs of an Aging and
            Diverse Population

               * [16]Performance Goal 1.1.1 Evaluate Medicare Reform,
                 Financing, and Operations
               * [17]Performance Goal 1.1.2 Assess Trends and Issues in
                 Private Health Insurance Coverage
               * [18]Performance Goal 1.1.3 Assess Actions and Options for
                 Improving VA's and DOD's Health Care Services
               * [19]Performance Goal 1.1.4 Evaluate the Effectiveness of
                 Federal Programs to Promote and Protect the Public Health
               * [20]Performance Goal 1.1.5 Evaluate the Effectiveness of
                 Federal Programs to Prevent, Prepare for, and Respond to
                 Public Health Emergencies
               * [21]Performance Goal 1.1.6 Evaluate Federal and State
                 Program Strategies for Financing and Overseeing Long-term
                 Health Care
               * [22]Performance Goal 1.1.7 Assess State Experiences and
                 Federal Oversight in Providing Health Insurance Coverage for
                 Low-Income Populations

          * [23]Strategic Objective 1.2 Lifelong Learning to Enhance U.S.
            Competitiveness

               * [24]Performance Goal 1.2.1 Identify Opportunities to Improve
                 Programs That Target Federal Resources to Activities That
                 Support Lifelong Learning
               * [25]Performance Goal 1.2.2 Assess the Effectiveness of
                 Education and Training Programs in Meeting the Needs of the
                 21st Century Workforce
               * [26]Performance Goal 1.2.3 Support Improved Oversight and
                 Management of Education and Training Programs

          * [27]Strategic Objective 1.3 Benefits and Protections for Workers,
            Families, and Children

               * [28]Performance Goal 1.3.1Identify Opportunities to Improve
                 Programs That Provide Social Services, Economic, and
                 Nutrition Assistance to Individuals, Families, and Children
               * [29]Performance Goal 1.3.2 Identify Ways to Improve Federal
                 Policies and Support for People with Disabilities
               * [30]Performance Goal 1.3.3 Assess the Effectiveness of
                 Strategies and Safeguards to Protect Workers, as Well as
                 Individuals' Identities, in an Increasingly Complex Work and
                 Economic Environment

          * [31]Strategic Objective 1.4 Financial Security for an Aging
            Population

               * [32]Performance Goal 1.4.1 Assess the Policy and
                 Administrative Challenges to the Federal Government in
                 Providing for Americans' Financial Security in Retirement
               * [33]Performance Goal 1.4.2 Assess the Financial and
                 Administrative Challenges to Providing Employer-Sponsored
                 Pensions and Retaining Older Americans in the Workforce, and
                 the Implications of These Challenges for National Retirement
                 Security
               * [34]Performance Goal 1.4.3 Assess Options and Strategies to
                 Help Individuals Ensure Retirement Security for Themselves
                 and Their Families

          * [35]Strategic Objective 1.5 Ensuring a Responsive, Fair, and
            Effective System of Justice

               * [36]Performance Goal 1.5.1 Assess the Federal Justice
                 System's Ability to Operate Fairly and Efficiently
               * [37]Performance Goal 1.5.2 Identify Ways to Improve Federal
                 Agencies' Ability to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism and
                 Other Major Crimes

          * [38]Strategic Objective 1.6 The Promotion of Viable Communities

               * [39]Performance Goal 1.6.1 Assess Federal Community and
                 Economic Development Assistance and Its Impact on
                 Communities
               * [40]Performance Goal 1.6.2 Assess the Effectiveness of
                 Federal Initiatives to Assist Small and Minority-Owned
                 Businesses
               * [41]Performance Goal 1.6.3 Assess How the Federal Government
                 Can Balance Promoting Home Ownership and Financial Risk
                 While Adapting to Changing Markets and Policies
               * [42]Performance Goal 1.6.4 Assess How Well Federal Programs
                 That Support Affordable Rental Housing Meet Objectives,
                 Manage Financial Risk, and Improve Recipients' Well-being

          * [43]Strategic Objective 1.7 Responsible Stewardship of Natural
            Resources and the Environment

               * [44]Performance Goal 1.7.1 Assess the Nation's Ability to
                 Ensure Reliable and Environmentally Sound Energy for Current
                 and Future Generations
               * [45]Performance Goal 1.7.2 Assess Federal Strategies for
                 Managing Land and Water Resources in a Sustainable Fashion
                 for Multiple Uses
               * [46]Performance Goal 1.7.3 Assess Environmental Protection
                 Strategies and Programs
               * [47]Performance Goal 1.7.4 Assess Efforts to Reduce the
                 Threats Posed by Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes
               * [48]Performance Goal 1.7.5 Assess Federal Programs' Ability
                 to Ensure a Plentiful and Safe Food Supply, Provide Economic
                 Security for Farmers, and Minimize Agricultural
                 Environmental Damage

          * [49]Strategic Objective 1.8 A Safe, Secure, and Effective
            National Physical Infrastructure

               * [50]Performance Goal 1.8.1 Assess Strategies for
                 Identifying, Evaluating, Prioritizing, Financing, and
                 Implementing Integrated Solutions to the Nation's
                 Transportation Infrastructure Challenges
               * [51]Performance Goal 1.8.2 Assess the Impact of
                 Transportation and Telecommunications Policies and Practices
                 on Competition and Consumers
               * [52]Performance Goal 1.8.3 Assess the Federal Government's
                 Role in Fostering and Overseeing Telecommunications in the
                 Public Interest
               * [53]Performance Goal 1.8.4 Assess Efforts to Improve Safety
                 in Moving People and Goods across the Nation's
                 Transportation System
               * [54]Performance Goal 1.8.5 Assess the U.S. Postal Service's
                 Transformation Efforts to Ensure Its Viability and
                 Accomplish Its Mission
               * [55]Performance Goal 1.8.6 Assess Federal Efforts to Plan
                 for, Acquire, Manage, Maintain, Secure, and Dispose of the
                 Government's Real Property Assets

     * [56]Goal 2 Provide Timely, Quality Service to the Congress and the
       Federal Government to Respond to Changing Security Threats and the
       Challenges of Global Interdependence

          * [57]Strategic Objective 2.1 Protect and Secure the Homeland from
            Threats and Disasters

               * [58]Performance Goal 2.1.1 Assess Federal Homeland Security
                 Management, Resources, and Coordination
               * [59]Performance Goal 2.1.2 Assess Efforts to Strengthen
                 Border Security and Immigration Enforcement to Enhance
                 Homeland Security
               * [60]Performance Goal 2.1.3 Assess U.S. National Emergency
                 Preparedness and Response Capabilities
               * [61]Performance Goal 2.1.4 Assess Efforts to Strengthen
                 Security in All Transportation Modes
               * [62]Performance Goal 2.1.5 Evaluate Ways to Strengthen
                 Government Information Security and Protect Computer and
                 Telecommunications Systems That Support the Nation's
                 Critical Infrastructures
               * [63]Performance Goal 2.1.6 Assess Homeland Security
                 Information and Intelligence Sharing

          * [64]Strategic Objective 2.2 Ensure Military Capabilities and
            Readiness

               * [65]Performance Goal 2.2.1 Assess DOD's Ability to Maintain
                 Adequate Readiness Levels While Transforming Forces and
                 Capabilities to Meet 21st Century Challenges
               * [66]Performance Goal 2.2.2 Assess DOD's Efforts to Respond
                 to Emerging Threats and Irregular Warfare
               * [67]Performance Goal 2.2.3 Assess Progress and Challenges
                 DOD Faces in Emphasizing Increased Joint Capabilities
               * [68]Performance Goal 2.2.4 Assess Overall Human Capital
                 Management to Ensure a High-Quality Total Force
               * [69]Performance Goal 2.2.5 Assess the Ability of Weapon
                 System Acquisition Programs and Processes to Achieve Desired
                 Outcomes
               * [70]Performance Goal 2.2.6 Assess Progress in Improving the
                 Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of DOD's Support
                 Infrastructure and Business Systems and Processes
               * [71]Performance Goal 2.2.7 Assess the National Nuclear
                 Security Administration's Efforts to Maintain a Safe and
                 Reliable Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
               * [72]Performance Goal 2.2.8 Analyze and Support DOD's Efforts
                 to Improve Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution, and
                 Program Performance

          * [73]Strategic Objective 2.3 Advance and Protect U.S.
            International Interests

               * [74]Performance Goal 2.3.1 Analyze the Plans, Strategies,
                 Roles, Costs, and Results of the United States and Its
                 Allies in Conflict Interventions
               * [75]Performance Goal 2.3.2 Analyze the Effectiveness and
                 Management of U.S. Foreign Aid and Developmental and
                 Humanitarian Programs and the Tools Used to Implement Them
               * [76]Performance Goal 2.3.3 Analyze the Plans, Costs, and
                 Outcomes of Responding to Challenges to U.S. Strategic
                 Interests
               * [77]Performance Goal 2.3.4 Evaluate the Extent to Which U.S.
                 Interests Are Effectively Served by U.S. Participation in
                 Multilateral Organizations
               * [78]Performance Goal 2.3.5 Assess the Strategies and
                 Management Practices for U.S. Foreign Affairs Functions and
                 Activities
               * [79]Performance Goal 2.3.6 Evaluate the Effectiveness and
                 Coordination of U.S. International Counterterrorism Efforts
               * [80]Performance Goal 2.3.7 Assess the Effectiveness of U.S.
                 and International Efforts to Prevent Proliferating Nuclear,
                 Biological, Chemical, and Conventional Weapons and Sensitive
                 Technologies

          * [81]Strategic Objective 2.4 Respond to the Impact of Global
            Market Forces on U.S. Economic and Security Interests

               * [82]Performance Goal 2.4.1 Analyze How U.S. Interests Are
                 Served through Trade Agreements, U.S. Programs, and
                 International Cooperative Efforts
               * [83]Performance Goal 2.4.2 Improve Understanding of the
                 Effects of a Global Supplier Base on U.S. National Security
                 Interests
               * [84]Performance Goal 2.4.3 Assess How the United States Can
                 Influence Improvements in the World Financial System
               * [85]Performance Goal 2.4.4 Assess the Ability of the
                 Financial Services Industry and Its Regulators to Maintain a
                 Stable and Efficient Financial System in the Face of Market
                 Change and Innovation
               * [86]Performance Goal 2.4.5 Assess the Effectiveness of
                 Regulatory Programs and Policies in Ensuring Access to
                 Financial Services and Deterring Fraud and Abuse in
                 Financial Markets

     * [87]Goal 3 Help Transform the Government by Supporting a Broad-Based
       Reexamination of Federal Programs

          * [88]Strategic Objective 3.1 Reexamine the Federal Government's
            Role in Achieving Evolving National Objectives

               * [89]Performance Goal 3.1.1 Examine Emerging Challenges and
                 Opportunities to Position the Federal Government for the
                 21st Century
               * [90]Performance Goal 3.1.2 Examine the Relationships of
                 Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations and the Use
                 of Policy Tools in Achieving National Goals

          * [91]Strategic Objective 3.2 Support the Transformation to
            Results-Oriented, High-Performing Government

               * [92]Performance Goal 3.2.1 Analyze and Support Efforts to
                 Improve the Human Capital Infrastructure Key to Successfully
                 Transforming the Government
               * [93]Performance Goal 3.2.2 Assess Efforts to Improve
                 Results-Oriented Management Oversight across the Government
               * [94]Performance Goal 3.2.3 Identify Ways to Improve the
                 Collection, Dissemination, and Quality of Federal
                 Information
               * [95]Performance Goal 3.2.4 Identify Ways to Improve
                 Financial Management Infrastructure Capacity to Provide
                 Useful Information for Managing Results and Costs Day to Day
               * [96]Performance Goal 3.2.5 Assess the Government's Planning,
                 Implementation, and Use of IT to Improve Performance and
                 Modernize Federal Programs and Operations
               * [97]Performance Goal 3.2.6 Identify Ways to Improve How
                 Federal Agencies Acquire Goods and Services

          * [98]Strategic Objective 3.3 Support Congressional Oversight of
            Key Management Challenges and Program Risks to Improving Federal
            Operations and Ensuring Accountability

               * [99]Performance Goal 3.3.1 Highlight High-Risk Federal
                 Programs and Operations and Monitor Progress of Executive
                 Branch Management Reforms
               * [100]Performance Goal 3.3.2 Identify Ways to Strengthen
                 Accountability for the Federal Government's Assets and
                 Operations
               * [101]Performance Goal 3.3.3 Assess the Management and
                 Results of the Federal Investment in Science and Technology
                 and the Effectiveness of Efforts to Protect Intellectual
                 Property

          * [102]Strategic Objective 3.4 Analyze the Government's Fiscal
            Position and Strengthen Approaches for Addressing the Current and
            Projected Fiscal Gap

               * [103]Performance Goal 3.4.1 Analyze the Structure and
                 Information for Budgetary Choices and Explore Alternatives
                 for Improvement, Including Implications for the Long-term
                 Fiscal Position
               * [104]Performance Goal 3.4.2 Contribute to Congressional
                 Deliberations on Tax Policy
               * [105]Performance Goal 3.4.3 Identify Specific Opportunities
                 to Reduce the Tax Gap and Improve Federal Tax Administration
               * [106]Performance Goal 3.4.4 Assess the Reliability of
                 Financial Information on the Government's Fiscal Position
                 and Financing Sources

     * [107]Goal 4 Maximize the Value of GAO by Being a Model Federal Agency
       and a World-class Professional Services Organization

          * [108]Strategic Objective 4.1 Improve Client and Customer
            Satisfaction and Stakeholder Relationships

               * [109]Performance Goal 4.1.1 Strengthen Communication with
                 Congressional Clients
               * [110]Performance Goal 4.1.2 Measure Our Clients'
                 Satisfaction with Our Work and Act on Client Feedback
               * [111]Performance Goal 4.1.3 Assess Internal Customer
                 Satisfaction with Our Services and Processes and Implement
                 and Measure Improvement Efforts
               * [112]Performance Goal 4.1.4 Modernize and Transform the
                 Accountability Profession in the Public and Private Sectors,
                 Both Domestically and Internationally, to Leverage Our
                 Resources and Better Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century

          * [113]Strategic Objective 4.2 Lead Strategically to Achieve
            Enhanced Results

               * [114]Performance Goal 4.2.1 Ensure a Seamless Strategic
                 Planning, Workforce Planning, and Budget Process to Maximize
                 Results and Manage Risks within Current and Expected
                 Resources
               * [115]Performance Goal 4.2.2 Strengthen Our Strategic Human
                 Capital Management to Achieve Enhanced Results
               * [116]Performance Goal 4.2.3 Ensure Exemplary Practices and
                 Systems in Our Fiscal Operations
               * [117]Performance Goal 4.2.4 Further Enhance IT Governance to
                 Achieve Strategic Results by Applying Emerging Best
                 Practices in IT Processes and Management

          * [118]Strategic Objective 4.3 Leverage Our Institutional Knowledge
            and Experience

               * [119]Performance Goal 4.3.1 Maximize the Collection, Use,
                 and Retention of Essential Organizational Knowledge
               * [120]Performance Goal 4.3.2 Increase Our Knowledge-Sharing
                 Capability
               * [121]Performance Goal 4.3.3 Enhance Knowledge Sharing with
                 Other National and International Accountability and
                 Professional Organizations

          * [122]Strategic Objective 4.4 Enhance Our Business and Management
            Processes

               * [123]Performance Goal 4.4.1 Streamline the Engagement
                 Process and Improve Engagement Services
               * [124]Performance Goal 4.4.2 Enhance the Quality, Content,
                 and Appearance of Our Products
               * [125]Performance Goal 4.4.3 Improve Our Administrative and
                 Management Processes and Use Enabling Technology to Improve
                 Crosscutting Processes

          * [126]Strategic Objective 4.5 Become a Professional Services
            Employer of Choice

               * [127]Performance Goal 4.5.1 Promote an Environment That Is
                 Fair and Unbiased and That Values Opportunity and
                 Inclusiveness
               * [128]Performance Goal 4.5.2 Provide Our Staff with Tools,
                 Technology, and a World-class Working Environment
               * [129]Performance Goal 4.5.3 Provide a Safe and Secure
                 Workplace
               * [130]Performance Goal 4.5.4 Enhance Employee Views about GAO
               * [131]Performance Goal 4.5.5 Improve the Development and
                 Experiences of Newly Hired Staff

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