Federal Information Collection: A Reexamination of the Portfolio of Major Federal Household Surveys Is Needed

[摘要] A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal statistical information is used to make appropriate decisions about budgets, employment, and investments. GAO was asked to (1) describe selected characteristics of federally funded statistical or research surveys, (2) describe agencies' and Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) roles in identifying and preventing unnecessary duplication, (3) examine selected surveys to assess whether unnecessary duplication exists in areas with similar subject matter, and (4) describe selected agencies' efforts to improve the efficiency and relevance of surveys. GAO reviewed agency documents and interviewed officials. Using this information and prior GAO work, GAO identified surveys with potential unnecessary duplication."

[发布日期] 2006-11-15 [发布机构] United States. Government Accountability Office.

[关键词] Government accountability -- United States.;information management;federal information collection;letter report