United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-05-01 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-503 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503 P0b002ee1803a5660 f:d03503 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503 GAO-03-503 Appropriated funds Internal controls Performance measures Accountability Strategic planning Other Written Product A06798 Historically, the Forest Service has not been able to provide Congress or the public with a clear understanding of what the Forest Service's 30,000 employees accomplish with the approximately $5 billion the agency receives every year. Since 1990, GAO has reported 7 times on performance accountability weaknesses at the Forest Service, including its inability to systematically link planning, budgeting, and results reporting. This report reviews the recent progress the Forest Service has made in resolving previously identified performance accountability problems and identifies key challenges the Forest Service must overcome to resolve these problems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503.pdf GAO-03-503 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-503 Other Written Product GAO-03-503; Forest Service: Little Progress on Performance Accountability Likely Unless Management Addresses Key Challenges; Appropriated funds Internal controls Performance measures Accountability Strategic planning