United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CRPT Congressional Committee Materials 108_cong_reports legislative 2010-08-09 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-03-31 monographic deposited born digital 294 digital object pages Y 1.1/8:108-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-108hrpt52 P0b002ee180342433 000818129 f:hr052.108.txt DGPO 2010-08-09 2024-11-09 CRPT-108hrpt52 machine generated eng fdlp Report OVERSIGHT IN THE 108TH CONGRESS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HRPT CRPT-108hrpt52 HOUSE 108 52 1 false true https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-108hrpt52 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt52/html/CRPT-108hrpt52.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt52/pdf/CRPT-108hrpt52.pdf H. Rept. 108-52 The Committee on Government Reform urges the committees to use all available resources to supplement their own efforts to conduct oversight. Those resources include the services and reports of the General Accounting Office, the Congressional Research Service, and agency Inspectors General. For example, in January 2003, GAO updated its "High Risk Series," in which it identifies 25 "areas at high risk due to either their greater vulnerabilities to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or major challenges associated with their economy, efficiency or effectiveness." In addition, committees should look to agency strategic plans, performance plans, and performance reports mandated by the Government Performance and Results Act to review the agencies' strategic objectives, measures of success, and their capacity to satisfy appropriate performance measures. Finally, the committees should look at past committee legislative and oversight reports, court cases, and other studies that can illuminate the operations of the Federal Government. Use of this common approach to oversight will permit the committees to develop legislation and provide recommendations for reform on the basis of a record that clearly and effectively conveys the need for additional congressional action. OVERSIGHT PLANS FOR ALL HOUSE COMMITTEES with accompanying recommendations;H. Rept. 108-52 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed FIRSTPART CRPT-108hrpt52 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 1 The Committee on Government Reform urges the committees to use all available resources to supplement their own efforts to conduct oversight. Those resources include the services and reports of the General Accounting Office, the Congressional Research Service, and agency Inspectors General. For example, in January 2003, GAO updated its "High Risk Series," in which it identifies 25 "areas at high risk due to either their greater vulnerabilities to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or major challenges associated with their economy, efficiency or effectiveness." In addition, committees should look to agency strategic plans, performance plans, and performance reports mandated by the Government Performance and Results Act to review the agencies' strategic objectives, measures of success, and their capacity to satisfy appropriate performance measures. Finally, the committees should look at past committee legislative and oversight reports, court cases, and other studies that can illuminate the operations of the Federal Government. Use of this common approach to oversight will permit the committees to develop legislation and provide recommendations for reform on the basis of a record that clearly and effectively conveys the need for additional congressional action. Mr. Tom Davis, from the Committee on Government Reform submitted the following Committee on Government Reform Government Reform Mr. Tom Davis Tom Davis Davis, Tom Thomas Davis Tom Davis United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform associated name asn Government Organization Public Law 95-87 Public Law No 95-87 Public Law 100-690 Public Law No 100-690 Public Law 103-62 Public Law No 103-62 Public Law 104-104 Public Law No 104-104 Public Law 105-57 Public Law No 105-57 Public Law 105-391 Public Law No 105-391 Public Law 106-102 Public Law No 106-102 Public Law 107-56 Public Law No 107-56 Public Law 107-71 Public Law No 107-71 Public Law 107-110 Public Law No 107-110 Public Law 107-171 Public Law No 107-171 Public Law 107-188 Public Law No 107-188 Public Law 107-204 Public Law No 107-204 Public Law 107-287 Public Law No 107-287 Public Law 107-295 Public Law No 107-295 Public Law 107-296 Public Law No 107-296 Public Law 107-297 Public Law No 107-297 Public Law 107-314 Public Law No 107-314 Public Law 107-347 Public Law No 107-347 H. Rept. 104-458 H. Rept. 107-244 H. Rept. 107-471 H. Rept. 107-609 H. Rept. 107-769 H. Rept. 108-10 H. Rept. 108-52