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 1999-01-01 monographic deposited born digital 184 p. GA 1.13:HR-99-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1 P0b002ee18038f886 f:hr99001 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1 HR-99-1 Financial management Risk management Accountability Information resources management Cost control ADP procurement Computer security Strategic planning Y2K Supplemental Security Income Program Y2K Medicare Program Medicaid Program 2000 Decennial Census Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Superfund Program NWS Next Generation Weather Radar NWS Automated Surface Observing System NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Earned Income Tax Credit Federal Family Education Loan Program Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund C-17 Aircraft Black Hawk Helicopter DOD Future Years Defense Program DOD TRICARE Program EIC FAA Air Traffic Control Modernization Program SSI HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan GAO High Risk Series Letter Report

GAO provided an overview of progress agencies have made to improve serious and widespread weaknesses that have been the focus of GAO's high-risk program for several years.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) in GAO's 1997 update for the 105th Congress, GAO reported that progress had been made in addressing the 20 high-risk areas being tracked at that time; (2) GAO cautioned, however, that much more effort was needed to fully implement real solutions to these serious and long-standing problems; (3) also in 1997, GAO added five areas--the year 2000 computing challenge and information security as governmentwide risks, the Supplemental Security Income program, defense infrastructure, and the 2000 Decennial Census; (4) since 1997, agencies have focused on developing action plans and are trying to resolve weaknesses; Congress has heightened its attention by reviewing agencies' progress and taking legislative action; (5) because of sustained, tangible improvements in one area--the Customs Service's financial management--GAO is removing its high-risk designation, making this the sixth area to come off the high-risk list since GAO began this effort in 1990; (6) in the remaining areas, more needs to be done to achieve real and sustained improvements; (7) in many cases, agencies have agreed with GAO recommendations but have not yet fully implemented them; (8) also, many good plans have been conceived but the more difficult implementation task of successfully translating those plans into day-to-day management reality lies ahead; (9) it will take time to fully resolve most high-risk areas because they are deep-rooted, difficult problems in very large programs and organizations; (10) continued perseverance in addressing the 26 areas that are the current focus of GAO's high-risk initiative will ultimately yield significant benefits; (11) collectively, these areas affect almost all of the government's annual $1.7 trillion in revenue and span critical government programs and operations from certain benefit programs to large lending operations, major military and civilian agency contracting, and defense infrastructure; and (12) lasting solutions to high-risk problems offer the potential to save billions of dollars, dramatically improve services to the American public, and strengthen confidence in the accountability and performance of the national government. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1/html/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1.pdf GAO/HR-99-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HR-99-1 Letter Report GAO/HR-99-1; High-Risk Series: An Update; Financial management Risk management Accountability Information resources management Cost control ADP procurement Computer security Strategic planning Y2K Supplemental Security Income Program Y2K Medicare Program Medicaid Program 2000 Decennial Census Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Superfund Program NWS Next Generation Weather Radar NWS Automated Surface Observing System NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Earned Income Tax Credit Federal Family Education Loan Program Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund C-17 Aircraft Black Hawk Helicopter DOD Future Years Defense Program DOD TRICARE Program EIC FAA Air Traffic Control Modernization Program SSI HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan GAO High Risk Series Title 21 Section 887 21 U.S.C. 887 Public Law 100-690 Public Law 105-277