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GAO United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
Comptroller General
of the United States
January 1999
The President of the Senate
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
This report addresses the major performance and
management challenges that have limited the
effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) in carrying out its mission. It also addresses
corrective actions that USDA has taken or initiated on
these challenges and identifies further actions that are
needed.
The management challenges USDA faces are as diverse as
its missions, which include ensuring the safety of the
nation's food supply, providing food assistance for the
needy, supporting the agriculture sector, and managing
the national forests. Given the importance of these
missions, it is critical that USDA manages the programs
designed to fulfill these missions as efficiently and
effectively as possible. However, over the last several
years, we have highlighted problems in each of these
areas that reduce program effectiveness. For example, we
have identified inefficient and wasteful practices in the
Forest Service that have cost taxpayers hundreds of
millions of dollars. In addition, we have found significant
management problems in USDA's use of information
technology. Furthermore, we have designated financial
management at the Forest Service and farm loan
programs as high-risk areas.
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