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 2007-04-18 monographic deposited born digital 43 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-489T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T P0b002ee1803895fb f:d07489t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T GAO-07-489T Agency missions Federal agency reorganization Financial analysis Homeland security Performance measures Presidential budgets Procurement Procurement planning Program management Ships Unobligated budget balances Coast Guard Automatic Identification System Testimony A68385 The U. S. Coast Guard is a multimission agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and stewardship. It performs these missions, relating to homeland security and non-homeland security in U.S. ports and inland waterways, along the coasts, and on international waters. The President's budget request, including the request for the Coast Guard, was transmitted to Congress on February 5, 2007. This testimony, which is based on current and past GAO work, synthesizes the results of this work as it pertains to the following: budget requests and performance goals, organizational changes and related management initiatives, current acquisition efforts and challenges, and challenges related to performing traditional legacy missions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T.pdf GAO-07-489T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-489T Testimony GAO-07-489T; Coast Guard: Observations on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget, Performance, Reorganization, and Related Challenges; Agency missions Federal agency reorganization Financial analysis Homeland security Performance measures Presidential budgets Procurement Procurement planning Program management Ships Unobligated budget balances Coast Guard Automatic Identification System Volume 116 Page 2135 116 Stat. 2135 Volume 120 Page 1884 120 Stat. 1884 Public Law 107-296