Federal Statistics: Principal Statistical Agencies' Missions and Funding
(Letter Report, 07/01/96, GAO/GGD-96-107).

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the missions of 11
principal federal statistical agencies, focusing on the agencies'
funding and sources of funding for fiscal years (FY) 1994 and 1995.

GAO found that: (1) the 11 principal statistical agencies reviewed have
a broad range of missions that include the collection, production, and
dissemination of statistical data; (2) all of the statistical agencies
reviewed receive current-year appropriations from Congress, and some
receive reimbursement revenue for products and services provided to the
government or public; (3) 10 statistical agencies received a total of
$240 million in reimbursements from other federal agencies, state and
local governments, and the private sector in FY 1995; (4) most of these
reimbursements were for statistical services; (5) the Census Bureau
receives more in reimbursement revenue than any other agency in the
federal statistical system; (6) the agencies' received appropriations of
$1.08 billion and $1.13 billion in FY 1994 and 1995, respectively; (7)
these amounts equalled nearly 40 percent of the estimated total funding
for those years for all agencies in the federal statistical system; (8)
this percentage may vary due to the cyclical nature of some statistical
agency efforts; and (9) statistical agencies can avoid duplication and
reduce costs by sharing data and information processing operations.

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     TITLE:  Federal Statistics: Principal Statistical Agencies' 
             Missions and Funding
      DATE:  07/01/96
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             Agency missions
             Appropriated funds
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Report to Congressional Requesters

July 1996

FEDERAL STATISTICS - PRINCIPAL
STATISTICAL AGENCIES' MISSIONS AND
FUNDING

GAO/GGD-96-107

Principal Statistical Agencies' Missions and Funding

(243063)


Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV

  BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis
  BJS - Bureau of Justice Statistics
  BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics
  BTS - Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  EIA - Energy Information Administration
  ERS - Economic Research Service
  NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service
  NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
  NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
  OIRA - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
  OMB - Office of Management and Budget
  SOI - Statistics of Income Division

Letter
=============================================================== LETTER


B-261871

July 1, 1996

The Honorable John Kasich
Chairman, Committee on the Budget
House of Representatives

The Honorable Stephen Horn
Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Management,
 Information and Technology
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House of Representatives

In response to your request, this report identifies (1) the missions
of the principal federal statistical agencies and (2) these agencies'
funding and sources of funding for fiscal years 1994 and 1995.\1 We
are separately reporting our findings on the related matters in your
request, consisting of a description of the Canadian statistical
system and identification of the statutory mandates of and
authorities for U.S.  statistical agencies. 


--------------------
\1 Throughout this report we use the generic term "agency" to refer
to the organizational entities charged with the responsibility for
the collection, production, and dissemination of statistical
information. 


   BACKGROUND
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1

Many federal agencies collect and disseminate statistical
information.  Agencies that have funding of at least $500,000 in a
fiscal year for statistical activities are considered by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to be part of the federal statistical
system.  In fiscal year 1995, OMB listed 72 agencies that met this
threshold.  Of these agencies, 11 collect, analyze, and produce
statistics as their primary mission.\2

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended in 1986 and 1995,
created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in
OMB and assigned the Director of OMB and the Administrator of OIRA
the responsibility for coordinating federal statistical policy.\3

OIRA's Statistical Policy Branch is responsible for coordinating,
among other things, (1) the functions of the federal government that
concern gathering, interpreting, and disseminating statistical
information and (2) the budgets of agencies in the federal
statistical system, as well as for issuing an annual report
summarizing the statistical activities of these agencies. 


--------------------
\2 In 1995, OMB identified 10 agencies as the principal statistical
agencies.  We added the Department of the Treasury's Statistics of
Income Division (SOI) because its mission is also primarily
statistical.  OMB's Chief Statistician and principal statistical
agency officials agreed with this classification.  All 11 agencies
and their missions are listed in table 1. 

\3 44 U.S.C.  3501. 


   RESULTS IN BRIEF
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2

The 11 principal statistical agencies discussed in this report have a
wide range of missions.  The Bureau of the Census has a broad mandate
to produce statistical information, such as the decennial, state and
local government, and agricultural censuses.  Other agencies collect,
analyze, and disseminate data within a more narrow scope.  For
example, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects data
and develops analyses on energy trends and the economic effects of
these trends on regional and industrial sectors.  The Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) collects little data of its own; rather, it
uses data collected by other agencies to prepare and publish the U.S. 
economic accounts. 

All 11 principal statistical agencies receive current-year
appropriations from Congress, either as specific line item amounts or
as allocations within other appropriations.  Some agencies also
receive reimbursement revenue for products or services provided to
the public or to other government accounts.\4 In fiscal year 1995, 10
of the 11 principal statistical agencies together received about $240
million in reimbursements from other federal agencies, state or local
governments, or the private sector.  Most of these reimbursements
were for statistical services.  Census, for instance, conducts the
Consumer Expenditure Survey for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),
which then uses data from this survey to update the market basket of
goods that it prices to calculate the Consumer Price Index.  Census
receives more in reimbursements than any other agency in the federal
statistical system.  Census received nearly $165 million in
reimbursements in fiscal year 1995. 

According to data obtained from officials of the 11 principal
statistical agencies, the agencies received current-year
appropriations of $1.08 billion and $1.13 billion in fiscal years
1994 and 1995, respectively.  These amounts equal about 40 percent of
the estimated total funding for those years for the statistical
activities of all agencies in the federal statistical system.\5

Statistical agencies often avoid duplication and reduce costs by
sharing data or relying on one another for data collection.  For
example, through the decennial census, Census collects large
quantities of data that are then provided to other agencies.  Census
does not charge other agencies for the collection of these data,
although it does charge for providing special compilations of the
data. 


--------------------
\4 Reimbursements, authorized by law, are reported as offsetting
collections and are subtracted from gross budget authority and
outlays. 

\5 This percentage can vary over time due to the cyclical nature of
some statistical agency efforts, which cause these agencies to
receive additional funding in some years.  For example, Census
receives no-year appropriations that are available for obligation
until expended for the decennial census and other programs. 


   OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND
   METHODOLOGY
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3

Our objectives were to identify (1) the missions of the principal
federal statistical agencies and (2) these agencies' funding and
sources of funding for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996.  However,
we did not include funding data for fiscal year 1996 in this report
because, as of March 31, 1996, no final action had been taken on the
appropriations bills for several of these agencies.  We relied on
OIRA's Statistical Policy Branch to identify the agencies in the
federal statistical system.  Among these agencies, we defined the 11
principal U.S.  statistical agencies as those whose primary missions
are to collect, analyze, and produce statistics.\6

To address the first objective, we obtained and reviewed basic
legislation and program descriptions of the 11 principal statistical
agencies.  In addition, we discussed the missions of these agencies
with agency officials.  To address the second objective, we obtained
funding information from OIRA.  This information is obtained annually
through OIRA's inquiries to federal agencies, which OIRA uses to
identify and report on agencies in the federal statistical system. 
We also asked program and budget officials of the 11 principal
statistical agencies to verify and update funding information.  We
did not independently verify this funding information.  Our review
focused on the 11 principal agencies; therefore, we did not obtain
actual funding data for the remaining agencies in the federal
statistical system.  Instead, we used recent OMB data for the
estimated total funding of the federal statistical system. 

We conducted our work between July 1995 and March 1996 in accordance
with generally accepted government auditing standards.  We requested
comments on a draft of this report from the Director of OMB or her
designee.  On May 22, 1996, the Chief Statistician of the United
States provided us with comments on the draft.  Those comments appear
at the end of this letter. 


--------------------
\6 OIRA's Statistical Policy Branch functions include reviewing
statistical agencies' budget proposals and developing long-range
plans for the coordination of the federal statistical system.  See
Statistical Agencies:  Adherence to Guidelines and Coordination of
Budgets (GAO/GGD-95-65, Aug.  9, 1995). 


   MISSIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL
   FEDERAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4

The 11 principal statistical agencies have a wide range of missions. 
In some cases, the focus of their missions is to collect, analyze,
and produce statistical information that is closely tied to the work
of their respective departments.  For example, EIA is charged with
meeting the Department of Energy's needs for "high quality, policy
independent energy information." Similarly, SOI, which is located
within the Internal Revenue Service, an agency of the Department of
the Treasury, provides the statistical data needed for tax revenue
estimation and analysis; SOI also supplies data to BEA that are
included in the national economic accounts. 

In some cases, the principal statistical agencies have broader
missions involving the production and dissemination of information. 
Census, for instance, is charged with contributing to one of the
Department of Commerce's missions--providing data to external users. 
To achieve this mission, Census produces a wide array of economic and
demographic data.  Table 1 lists the parent departments and the
missions of the 11 principal statistical agencies. 



                                     Table 1
                     
                      Parent Departments and Missions of the
                          Principal Statistical Agencies

Department          Agency              Mission
------------------  ------------------  ----------------------------------------
Agriculture         National            NASS is responsible for undertaking
                    Agricultural        surveys via mail, telephone, personal
                    Statistics Service  interviews, and field observations to
                    (NASS)              obtain data on the production, price,
                                        and supply of crops and livestock; farm
                                        wages and employment; and general farm
                                        and crop growing conditions. NASS
                                        products include reports on estimates
                                        for livestock inventories, farm numbers
                                        and acreage, and farm labor.\a

                    Economic Research   ERS is a research-oriented agency
                    Service (ERS)       responsible for providing economic and
                                        other social science information and
                                        analysis related to the supply, demand,
                                        and performance of domestic and
                                        international food and agricultural
                                        markets; indicators of food and consumer
                                        issues; economic and environmental
                                        indicators of agriculture production and
                                        resource use; and socioeconomic
                                        indicators of the status and performance
                                        of the farm sector and the rural
                                        economy.

Commerce            Bureau of Economic  BEA is responsible for preparing,
                    Analysis (BEA)      developing, and interpreting sets of
                                        economic accounts that include national
                                        income and wealth accounts, state and
                                        regional income and product accounts,
                                        and international trade and balance of
                                        payments accounts. To prepare these
                                        accounts, BEA assembles monthly,
                                        quarterly, and annual economic data
                                        series--ranging from construction
                                        spending to retail sales--produced
                                        largely by other government agencies and
                                        trade sources. BEA then combines them
                                        into consistent and comprehensive sets
                                        of information on the national economy
                                        and its international and regional
                                        dimensions.

Commerce            Bureau of the       Census is a general purpose statistical
                    Census              agency responsible for collecting,
                                        tabulating, and publishing a variety of
                                        statistical data about the people and
                                        the economy of the nation. These data
                                        are utilized by Congress, the executive
                                        branch, and the general public. Census's
                                        responsibilities include the decennial
                                        census of population and housing;
                                        quinquennial censuses of agriculture,
                                        state and local governments, and
                                        domestic industries; special censuses
                                        done at the request and expense of
                                        states and localities; and statistical
                                        compilations on U.S. foreign trade.\a In
                                        addition, many statistical agencies make
                                        use of Census's extensive field
                                        structure and data-gathering operations
                                        on a reimbursable basis.

Education           National Center     NCES is responsible for producing
                    for Education       reports on institutions, staff,
                    Statistics (NCES)   students, and schools at all levels of
                                        education and for disseminating
                                        information on a wide range of topics,
                                        such as social and economic status of
                                        children residing in local school
                                        districts, high school completions and
                                        dropouts, student progress and
                                        achievement, school safety, education
                                        finance, postsecondary student aid, and
                                        the characteristics of the education
                                        workplace.

Energy              Energy Information  EIA is responsible for collecting,
                    Administration      processing, and publishing data in the
                    (EIA)               areas of energy resource reserves and
                                        energy production demand, consumption,
                                        distribution, and technology, to assist
                                        government and nongovernment users in
                                        understanding energy trends. EIA is to
                                        develop analyses on energy trends and on
                                        micro-and macroeconomic effects of
                                        energy trends on regional and industrial
                                        sectors.

Health and Human    National Center     NCHS is responsible for data on health
Services            for Health          and the use of health services, and
                    Statistics (NCHS)   explores the relationships between risk
                                        factors and disease. Its data sources
                                        include the nation's vital statistics
                                        system (on which NCHS works closely with
                                        the states) and surveys involving
                                        personal interviews, physical
                                        examinations and laboratory testing, and
                                        information from health care providers.

Justice             Bureau of Justice   BJS is responsible for collecting,
                    Statistics (BJS)    analyzing, and publishing statistical
                                        information on crime, its perpetrators
                                        and victims, and the operation of
                                        justice systems at all levels of
                                        government. BJS also assists states in
                                        developing and improving statistical
                                        capabilities and record systems.
                                        Examples of BJS data collection programs
                                        include the National Crime Victimization
                                        Survey and various statistical series
                                        covering populations under correctional
                                        supervision, federal and state court
                                        case processing, and administration of
                                        law enforcement agencies and
                                        correctional facilities.

Labor               Bureau of Labor     BLS, the principal U.S. data-gathering
                    Statistics (BLS)    agency in the field of general labor
                                        economics, is responsible for
                                        collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
                                        data on employment, prices and consumer
                                        expenditures, compensation and working
                                        conditions, productivity, and employment
                                        projections.

Transportation      Bureau of           BTS is responsible for compiling,
                    Transportation      analyzing, and making accessible
                    Statistics (BTS)    information on the nation's
                                        transportation systems, including
                                        intermodal transportation, and for
                                        enhancing the Department of
                                        Transportation's statistical programs
                                        through research, development of
                                        guidelines, and the promotion of
                                        improvements in data acquisition and
                                        use.

 Treasury     Statistics of       SOI is responsible for compiling and
                    Income Division     publishing statistical information based
                    (SOI)               on samples of yearly tax returns. It
                                        provides data to the Department of the
                                        Treasury and Congress on income,
                                        financial, and tax issues.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a The President's budget for fiscal year 1997 proposes that NASS
also assume responsibility for conducting censuses of agriculture, an
effort currently undertaken by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
the Census. 

Source:  United States Government Manual and agency data. 

In general, statistical agencies are required to ensure that the
information they produce and disseminate to government and private
users meets professional standards for data quality and independence
from political interference.\7


--------------------
\7 See Statistical Agencies:  Adherence to Guidelines and
Coordination of Budgets (GAO/GGD-95-65, Aug.  9, 1995). 


      FUNDING AND SOURCES OF
      FUNDING FOR THE PRINCIPAL
      FEDERAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.1

All 11 agencies receive current-year appropriations from Congress,
either as specific line item amounts or as allocations within other
appropriations.  Appropriations for some statistical agencies vary
greatly over time because of the cyclical nature of some of their
efforts, such as the decennial census.  In addition, many agencies do
statistical work on a reimbursable basis for other agencies, state or
local governments, or the private sector.  The funding of the 11
principal statistical agencies accounts for approximately 40 percent
of the total funding for statistical activities in the federal
government.  Statistical agencies often avoid duplication and reduce
costs by using statistics that Census produces as a result of
conducting the decennial census.  This census is funded by
appropriations to Census, which does not charge agencies for basic
statistics that are produced as part of the decennial census. 
However, it does charge agencies for special compilations of these
statistics and for data that agencies request when those data are
collected by means other than the decennial census. 


      ALL 11 AGENCIES RECEIVE
      CURRENT-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.2

All 11 agencies receive some funding from appropriations. 
Appropriations for some statistical agencies vary greatly over time
because of the cyclical nature of some of their efforts, such as the
decennial census that requires several years to complete.  To pay for
such efforts, Census receives no-year appropriations, which are
available for obligation until expended.  The Census Bureau's level
of no-year appropriations increases significantly during the periods
when it is conducting the decennial census and other cyclical
activities. 


      REIMBURSEMENTS ARE ANOTHER
      SOURCE OF FUNDING
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.3

Another source of funding for some statistical agencies is payment or
reimbursement received for work performed for customers outside of
these agencies.  Under the terms of reimbursable programs, agencies
can receive and spend payment for performing statistical work for
customers on a contractual, or reimbursable, basis.  These customers
can include other agencies within the performing agencies' parent
departments or other federal agencies, state or local governments, or
the private sector.  Five principal statistical agencies reimburse
Census for collecting data on their behalf.  For example, BLS
reimburses Census for conducting the Current Population Survey, and
NCES pays Census for work it performs on the Schools and Staffing
Survey. 

Through their reimbursable programs, agencies avoid the necessity for
and expense of duplicative field staff for data collection.  Ten of
the principal statistical agencies did reimbursable work in fiscal
years 1994 and 1995.  For example, BLS received $22.1 million and
NCHS received $28 million for reimbursable work performed during
fiscal year 1995.  SOI, in addition to the work it does for other
agencies in the Department of the Treasury, does reimbursable work
for BEA.  Much of the reimbursable-program work is done for agencies
within the respective departments of the statistical agency
performing the work.  Census has the largest reimbursable program. 
In fiscal year 1995, Census received nearly $165 million for doing
reimbursable work for other federal agencies, state or local
governments, and the private sector.  Officials from the principal
statistical agencies said that Census's extensive field structure
enables it to do large-scale household surveys faster and at a lower
cost than private survey firms could. 


      FUNDING FOR STATISTICAL
      AGENCIES FOR FISCAL YEARS
      1994 AND 1995
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.4

According to our analysis, during fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the 11
principal statistical agencies received 40 and 43 percent,
respectively, of estimated direct federal funding for statistical
activities.  According to OMB, for fiscal year 1994, the more than 70
agencies then in the federal statistical system received $2.7 billion
in direct funding; of this amount, the 11 principal statistical
agencies received $1.08 billion.  Similarly, during fiscal year 1995,
the 11 statistical agencies received $1.13 billion out of a total
$2.6 billion in direct funding for all statistical activities.  Table
2 lists the funding of the principal agencies for fiscal years 1994
and 1995. 



                                Table 2
                
                 Funding for the Principal Statistical
                  Agencies, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

                         (Dollars in millions)


Department/agency             1994    1995   1994   1995   1994   1995
--------------------------  ------  ------  -----  -----  -----  -----
Agriculture
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ERS                          $55.2   $53.9  $9.0\  $9.0\  $64.2  $62.9
                                                b      b
NASS                          81.9    81.3    9.0    8.5   90.9   89.8

Commerce
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BEA                           39.8    42.1    0.6    0.8   40.4   42.9
Census                       238.3   277.9  164.8  164.9  403.1  442.8

Education
----------------------------------------------------------------------
NCES                          87.0    90.0    1.3    3.0   88.3   93.0

Energy
----------------------------------------------------------------------
EIA                           86.6    84.5  1.7\c  1.3\c   88.3   85.8

Health and Human Services
----------------------------------------------------------------------
NCHS                          83.4    81.4   29.7   28.0  113.1  109.4

Justice
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BJS                           20.9    21.4    0.7    1.2   21.6   22.6

Labor
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BLS                         343.0\  351.3\   10.9   22.1  353.9  373.4
                                 d       d

Treasury
----------------------------------------------------------------------
SOI                           24.8    27.3    1.5    1.4   26.3   28.7

Transportation
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BTS                           15.0    15.0      0      0   15.0   15.0
======================================================================
Total                       $1,075  $1,126  $229.  $240.     \e     \e
                                .9      .1      2      2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Total funding is appropriations plus reimbursements and is
generally synonymous with gross budget authority. 

\b According to agency officials, ERS' reimbursements for fiscal
years 1994 and 1995 as presented in the President's budget included
services that were not statistical in nature.  According to OMB, the
reimbursements for statistical services were $6.9 million and $5
million in fiscal years 1994 and 1995, respectively. 

\c According to an EIA official, EIA performed reimbursable work in
fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for an agency within the Department of
Energy.  This work was arranged for after budget submissions were
finalized, and thus is not reflected in the President's budget
information for those years. 

\d Amount includes transfers from the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

\e Total is subject to double counting (e.g., BLS receives direct
funding, some of which it pays Census, where it is recorded as
reimbursable program funding). 

Source:  Agency data and fiscal year 1996 and 1997 Appendixes to the
Budget of the U.S.  Government. 


      RELIANCE ON CENSUS REDUCES
      DUPLICATION AND COSTS
---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.5

The Constitution requires that the nation's population be enumerated
every 10 years.\8 In using survey questionnaires to carry out this
task, Census collects large quantities of data.  These data include
information, such as social and economic status, education, gender,
and age, that is relevant to the missions of other statistical
agencies.  For example, NCES is required to prepare a report on
education by school district.  According to an NCES official, the
decennial census is the only current source of data that can be drawn
on to accomplish this task.  BJS also uses decennial census data to
design the ongoing National Crime Victimization Survey, which asks
members of the American public about their exposure to crime and its
consequences for them.  Census does not charge other agencies for
collecting decennial census data or for providing the basic results
obtained.  However, Census does charge agencies for providing special
compilations of the data they request. 

By collecting data for other agencies at the time of the decennial
census, Census helps avoid the need for agencies to arrange for or
conduct their own surveys, thus avoiding the duplication and
additional costs that would be associated with each agency's
collecting these data separately.  Census uses short- and long-form
questionnaires to carry out the decennial census.  Most residents are
required to complete a short form.  However, in the past, one in six
residents has been required to complete a long-form questionnaire. 
According to a National Academy of Sciences report entitled
Modernizing the U.S.  Census,\9 the cost of including a long-form
questionnaire in the 2000 census is estimated to be $300 million to
$500 million, in 1990 dollars.  Ten of the 11 principal statistical
agencies and many other federal agencies use information collected
through the decennial census long-form questionnaire as a source of
data for their own statistical activities.  If the agencies had to
collect or arrange for the collection of these data on their own, it
appears that the total cost would exceed the cost of having Census
collect these data.  For example, one agency, BTS--which uses data
from 4 of the 54 questions on the census long form--has estimated
that it would cost about $127 million over a 7-year period for it to
design and implement its own survey.  Furthermore, a BTS official
noted that any data collected by BTS would be of lesser quality than
the data Census collects, because BTS would have to rely on a much
smaller sample than Census does. 


--------------------
\8 This requirement is codified at 13 U.S.C.  141. 

\9 Washington, D.C.:  National Academy Press, 1995. 


   AGENCY COMMENTS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5

On May 22, 1996, we discussed this report with the Chief Statistician
of the United States and staff of OMB's Statistical Policy Branch in
OIRA.  They generally agreed with the contents of the report and
suggested various technical changes, which we have incorporated in
the report where appropriate. 


---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :5.1

We are sending copies of this report to the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Labor, Health and Human
Services, the Treasury, and Transportation; the Attorney General; the
Director of OMB; the heads of the 11 principal statistical agencies;
and other interested parties.  Copies will also be made available to
others on request. 

If you have any questions concerning this report, please call me on
(202) 512-4232.  Major contributors are listed in the appendix. 

Bernard L.  Ungar,
Associate Director, Federal Management
 and Workforce Issues


MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT
=========================================================== Appendix I


   GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION,
   WASHINGTON, D.C. 
--------------------------------------------------------- Appendix I:1

James McDermott, Assistant Director
Angelia Collier, Evaluator-in-Charge
Michael Tovares, Site Senior
Anthony Hill, Senior Evaluator
Patrick Mullen, Senior Evaluator
Kiki Theodoropoulos, Evaluator (Communications Analyst)
Thomas Beall, Social Science Analyst
Jason Rahimzadeh, Intern

RELATED GAO PRODUCTS

Statistical Agencies:  Adherence to Guidelines and Coordination of
Budgets (GAO/GGD-95-65, Aug.  9, 1995). 

Economic Statistics:  Status Report on the Initiative to Improve
Economic Statistics (GAO/GGD-95-98, July 7, 1995). 

Economic Statistics:  Measurement Problems Can Affect the Budget and
Economic Policymaking (GAO/GGD-95-99, May 2, 1995). 

Implementation of the National Performance Review's Recommendations
(GAO/OCG-95-1, Dec.  5, 1994). 

Measuring U.S.-Canada Trade:  Shifting Trade Winds May Threaten
Recent Progress (GAO/GGD-94-4, Jan.  19, 1994). 

Management Reform:  GAO's Comments on the National Performance
Review's Recommendations (GAO/OCG-94-1, Dec.  3, 1993). 

Decennial Census:  Focused Action Needed Soon to Achieve Fundamental
Breakthroughs (GAO/T-GGD-93-32, May 27, 1993). 

Gross Domestic Product:  No Evidence of Manipulation in First Quarter
1991 Estimates (GAO/GGD-93-58, Mar.  10, 1993). 

Decennial Census:  Opportunities for Fundamental Reform
(GAO/T-GGD-92-51, June 10, 1992). 

Decennial Census:  1990 Results Show Need for Fundamental Reform
(GAO/GGD-92-94, June 9, 1992). 

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