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 2004-04-29 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-711T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T P0b002ee180376b35 f:d04711t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T GAO-04-711T Cost control Foreign languages Foreign policies International relations Performance measures Public diplomacy Radio broadcasting Redundancy Strategic planning Television broadcasting Testimony A09923 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were a dramatic reminder of the importance of cultivating a better understanding of the United States and its policies with overseas audiences. U.S. public diplomacy activities include the efforts of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees all nonmilitary U.S. international broadcasting by the Voice of America (VOA) and several other broadcast entities. Such broadcasting helps promote a better understanding of the United States and serves U.S. interests by providing overseas audiences with accurate and objective news about the United States and the world. GAO has issued three reports over the past 4 years examining the organizational, marketing, resource, and performance reporting challenges faced by the Board. Our recommendations to the Board have included the need to address the long-standing issue of overlapping language services (i.e., where two services broadcast in the same language to the same audience) and to strengthen the Board's strategic planning and performance by placing a greater emphasis on results. The Board has taken significant steps to respond to these and other recommendations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T.pdf GAO-04-711T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-711T Testimony GAO-04-711T; U.S. International Broadcasting: Challenges Facing the Broadcasting Board of Governors; Cost control Foreign languages Foreign policies International relations Performance measures Public diplomacy Radio broadcasting Redundancy Strategic planning Television broadcasting Public Law 103-236 Public Law 106-113