Bibliography Category: Interagency Relationships, Networks, and Contracts

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-784, Interagency Contracting: Improvements Needed in Setting Fee Rates for Selected Programs. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11784.pdf (accessed 4 October 2011). This report assesses the current fee rates and trends in the fee rates, sales, costs, and revenues; the extent to which programs subsidize, or are subsidized by, other […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-776R, Interagency Collaboration: Implications of a Common Alignment of World Regions among Select Federal Agencies. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11776r.pdf (accessed 22 July 2011). This report describes how federal departments and agencies are geographically organized to address their international responsibilities, examines agencies’ views on the advantages and disadvantages of […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-318SP, Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/assets/320/315920.pdf (accessed 20 March 2012). This report identifies federal programs or functional areas where unnecessary duplication, overlap, or fragmentation exists, the actions needed to address such conditions, and the potential […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-1, Iraq and Afghanistan: DOD, State, and USAID Face Continued Challenges in Tracking Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d111.pdf (accessed 8 August 2011). This report assesses the implementation of the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) and data reported by the three agencies for […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-10-862T, Contracting Strategies: Better Data and Management Needed to Leverage Value of Interagency and Enterprisewide Contracts. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10862t.pdf (accessed 22 July 2011). This testimony is based on GAO’s recent report, Contracting Strategies: Data and Oversight Problems Hamper Opportunities to Leverage Value of Interagency and Enterprisewide Contracts […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-10-367, Contracting Strategies: Data and Oversight Problems Hamper Opportunities to Leverage Value of Interagency Enterprisewide Contracts. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10367.pdf (accessed 22 July 2011). This report assesses the reasons for establishing and the policies to manage single-agency enterprisewide contracts; the effectiveness of General Services Administration (GSA) tools for […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-10-364, Homeland Defense: DoD Needs to Take Actions to Enhance Interagency Coordination for Its Homeland Defense and Civil Support Missions. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10364.pdf (accessed 22 July 2011). This report examines the extent to which DoD has identified clearly defined roles and responsibilities for DoD entities to facilitate […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-10-359CG, Maximizing DoD’s Potential to Face New Fiscal Challenges and Strengthen Interagency Partnerships. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d10359cg.pdf (accessed 22 July 2011). These remarks focus on the Department of Defense (DOD) and the challenges it faces given the U.S. government’s current long term unsustainable fiscal path and ongoing U.S. […]

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-09-679SP, U.S. Public Diplomacy: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2009. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09679sp.pdf (accessed 12 March 2012). This paper discusses long-standing and emerging public diplomacy challenges identified by GAO and other entities.

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-08-578, Interagency Contracting: Need for Improved Information and Policy Implementation at the Department of State. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2008. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08578.pdf (accessed 17 August 2011). This report evaluates the Department of State’s insight into its use of interagency contracts, policies on deciding when to use assisted interagency contracts, and ability […]