Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Estimates for the General Accounting Office
(Testimony, 05/26/95, GAO/T-OCG-95-5).

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 REPORTNUM:  T-OCG-95-5
     TITLE:  Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Estimates for the General 
             Accounting Office
      DATE:  05/26/95
   SUBJECT:  Budget cuts
             Federal agency reorganization
             Reductions in force
             Agency missions
             Legislative bodies
             Human resources training
             Information resources management
             Investigations by federal agencies
             Audits
             Presidential budgets
IDENTIFIER:  National Performance Review
             
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