Congressional Oversight: The General Accounting Office (Testimony,
10/26/93, GAO/T-OPP-94-1).

In GAO's first oversight hearing in eight years, the Comptroller General
discussed the agency's efforts to (1) make GAO more responsive to
Congress, (2) enhance the quality and timeliness of its products and
services, (3) build staff capability and improve its human resource
management, and (4) improve the efficiency of its work.  GAO issued
nearly 3,000 products during the last two years--a 44-percent rise over
the total for the fiscal year 1985-86 period.  This work has translated
into large dollar savings for the taxpayer, including budget reductions,
costs avoided, and appropriations deferred.  The Comptroller General
touched on past and ongoing operational improvements that are enabling
GAO to keep pace with the growth and the increasing complexity of
government without increasing the size of its staff.  He also discussed
issues facing the agency as it downsizes during the 1990s.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-OPP-94-1
     TITLE:  Congressional Oversight: The General Accounting Office
      DATE:  10/26/93
   SUBJECT:  Oversight by Congress
             Investigations into federal agencies
             Federal agency accounting systems
             Personnel recruiting
             Human resources training
             Total quality management
             Reductions in force
             Productivity
             Information resources management
IDENTIFIER:  TQM
             
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