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 2008-08-18 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-871 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871 P0b002ee18038cca3 f:d08871 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871 GAO-08-871 Agency missions Contract administration Contract oversight Contract performance Contract termination Contractors Contracts Data collection Data integrity Employees Human capital management Human capital planning Internal controls Pensions Performance measures Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement regulations Strategic planning Performance-based contracting Other Written Product A83604 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insures the pensions of more than 44 million workers in over 30,000 employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans. In response to growing workloads, PBGC has come to rely heavily on contractors to conduct its work. GAO was asked to report on (1) the role that contracting plays in PBGC's efforts to accomplish its mission, (2) the steps PBGC has taken to improve its acquisition infrastructure and develop a strategic approach to guide its contracting activities, and (3) the steps PBGC has taken to improve its contract oversight processes to ensure accountability. To address these issues, we interviewed PBGC officials and selected contractors, reviewed data on PBGC's contracting activities; identified changes PBGC is making to contracting procedures; and identified strategies PBGC uses to monitor contracts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871.pdf GAO-08-871 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-871 Other Written Product GAO-08-871; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Some Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Contracting, but a More Strategic Approach is Needed; Agency missions Contract administration Contract oversight Contract performance Contract termination Contractors Contracts Data collection Data integrity Employees Human capital management Human capital planning Internal controls Pensions Performance measures Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement regulations Strategic planning Performance-based contracting Volume 88 Page 829 88 Stat. 829 Volume 108 Page 4809 108 Stat. 4809 Volume 117 Page 1663 117 Stat. 1663 Public Law 93-406 Public Law 103-465 Public Law 108-136