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 1994-10-05 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-95-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4 P0b002ee18037a92d f:tgg95004 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4 T-GGD-95-4 Contract costs Cost effectiveness analysis Federal procurement policies Proposed procurement Competitive procurement Service contracts Reductions in force Federal employees Personnel management Cost control National Performance Review Testimony GGD To help the government work better and cost less, the Vice President's National Performance Review has proposed greater competition in the provision of public service. The Administration has also set an objective of downsizing the federal workforce by more than 270,000 positions. One possible effect of this objective could be an increase in the use of contractors to provide various services to the government. This testimony discusses how agencies can go about making this decision to ensure that the public receives the best possible service at the most reasonable cost. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4.htm GAO/T-GGD-95-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-4 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-95-4; Government Contractors: Contracting Out Implications of Streamlining Agency Operations; Contract costs Cost effectiveness analysis Federal procurement policies Proposed procurement Competitive procurement Service contracts Reductions in force Federal employees Personnel management Cost control National Performance Review