United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-11-15 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-94-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49 P0b002ee1803a44ff f:tgg94049 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49 T-GGD-94-49 National policies Drug abuse Narcotics Drugs Controlled substances Intelligence gathering operations Drug trafficking Law enforcement Interagency relations Authorization National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey NIDA National Household Survey on Drug Abuse National Drug Control Strategy Testimony GGD The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was created in 1988 to develop a national drug control policy, coordinate and oversee implementation of the strategy by federal drug control agencies, and evaluate and revise the strategy yearly. Given the persistent severity of the drug problem and the large number of federal, state, and local agencies working on it, a continuing need exists for a central planning agency to lead and coordinate the nation's war on drugs. GAO agrees with the administration that ONDCP should be reauthorized. However, ONDCP needs to develop better program evaluation measures for assessing progress under the annual drug control strategies, such reductions in hard-core drug use. In addition, ONDCP and the drug control agencies needs to cooperate more in developing and assessing drug control policy, particularly in the area of data collection. Further, the law should be changed to afford ONDCP greater flexibility over the conduct of drug control budget reviews and certification. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49.htm GAO/T-GGD-94-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-49 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-94-49; Drug Control: The Office of National Drug Control Policy--Strategies Need Performance Measures; National policies Drug abuse Narcotics Drugs Controlled substances Intelligence gathering operations Drug trafficking Law enforcement Interagency relations Authorization National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey NIDA National Household Survey on Drug Abuse National Drug Control Strategy