DOCSLIB.ORG

Hearings Committee on the Budget United States Senate

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Hearings Committee on the Budget United States Senate S. HRG. 114–628 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2017 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION February 3, 2016—SPENDING ON UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS April 6, 2016—BUDGETING BLIND: THE UNRELIABILITY OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL DATA April 13, 2016—BUDGETING FOR OUTCOMES TO MAXIMIZE TAXPAYER VALUE April 20, 2016—TAP DANCING ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE: RESTORING STABILITY TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS April 27, 2016—BETTER BUDGETS, BETTER RESULTS September 14, 2016—OVERSIGHT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ( VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2017 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING with DSK30NT082PROD on rfrederick S. HRG. 114–628 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2017 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION February 3, 2016—SPENDING ON UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS April 6, 2016—BUDGETING BLIND: THE UNRELIABILITY OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL DATA April 13, 2016—BUDGETING FOR OUTCOMES TO MAXIMIZE TAXPAYER VALUE April 20, 2016—TAP DANCING ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE: RESTORING STABILITY TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS April 27, 2016—BETTER BUDGETS, BETTER RESULTS September 14, 2016—OVERSIGHT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 21–333 WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming, Chairman CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama PATTY MURRAY, Washington MIKE CRAPO, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan ROB PORTMAN, Ohio SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island PATRICK TOOMEY, Pennsylvania MARK R. WARNER, Virginia RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi TIM KAINE, Virginia BOB CORKER, Tennessee ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine DAVID A. PERDUE, Georgia ERIC UELAND, Republican Staff Director WARREN GUNNELS, Minority Staff Director ii VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING CONTENTS HEARINGS Page February 3, 2016—SPENDING ON UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS ........ 1 April 6, 2016—BUDGETING BLIND: THE UNRELIABILTY OF FED- ERAL DATA ........................................................................................................ 87 April 13, 2016—BUDGETING FOR OUTCOMES TO MAXIMIZE TAX- PAYER VALUE .................................................................................................. 201 April 20, 2016—TAP DANCING ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE: RESTORING STABILITY TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ........................................ 297 April 27, 2016—BETTER BUDGETS, BETTER RESULTS .......................... 367 September 14, 2016—OVERSIGHT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDG- ET OFFICE ......................................................................................................... 437 STATEMENTS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman Enzi .......................................................................... 1, 87, 201, 297, 367, 437 Senator Whitehouse................................................................................. 6, 206, 301, 383 Senator Warner .............................................................................................................. 90 WITNESSES Barry Anderson, Former Acting Director, Congressional Budget Office......... 374, 378 James C. Capretta, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, American Enterprise Institute.......................................................................................... 384, 387 Stan Collender, Executive Vice President, QORVIS MSLGROUP .................. 396, 398 Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, U.S Governmental Accountability Office ................................................................... 92, 95 Honorable Keith Hall, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office ... 9, 11, 439, 442 Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D., Director of Economic Policy Studies, American En- terprise Institute .............................................................................................. 304, 306 Phillip G. Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy and Senior Associate Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Policy ............................................. 316, 318 Honorable Maurice P. McTigue, President of Outreach, Mercatus Center, George Mason University. ............................................................................... 235, 237 Roy T. Meyers, Ph.D. , Professor of Political Science and Affiliated Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County........................ 260, 264 Norman J. Ornstein, Ph.D., Research Scholar, American Enterprise Insti- tute..................................................................................................................... 332, 334 Paul L. Posner, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Public Administration Program, and Center on the Public Service, School of Policy, Government and Inter- national Affairs, George Mason University........................................ 36, 38, 212, 214 James A. Thurber, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American Univer- sity ......................................................................................................................... 54, 56 Jessica Tollestrup, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process, Con- gressional Research Center ................................................................................. 25, 28 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Questions and Answers......................................................... 76, 178, 293, 353, 412, 468 iii VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING SPENDING ON UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, Washington, D.C. The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:00 a.m., in Room SD–608, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Michael B. Enzi, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. Present: Senators Enzi, Grassley, Ayotte, Perdue, Whitehouse, Kaine, and King. Staff Present: Eric Ueland, Republican Staff Director; for the Mi- nority: Joshua Smith, Budget Policy Director. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN ENZI Chairman ENZI. I will go ahead and call this hearing to order. Good morning, and welcome to all that are here. We are here today to talk about what I view as a fundamental breakdown in America’s budget process, and it is a breakdown that has significant ramifications for not only Government but for our Nation. I mentioned a lot last year that we had 260 expired author- izations that we were still spending money on to the tune of $293.5 billion. I evidently mentioned it enough that we changed that from 260 down to 256. But we increased the spending from $293 billion to $310 billion. We need to be going back and looking at things and making sure that we know what we are spending our money on. It is essential to start with a premise of good government that we should authorize programs and activities before we fund them, and as the former Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I strongly value the process by which pro- grams are authorized and reauthorized. When Congress utilizes an authorization, it is creating a Federal solution to a perceived need. But over time, needs change, program flaws become apparent, tech- nology evolves. And over time, inevitably Congress creates more programs, many of which are duplicative of existing programs, as the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office testified before this Committee last year. Congress must reexamine what we are actually funding in order to improve or eliminate Government programs not delivering re- sults. By taking a closer look at these programs and activities, we would have more funding flexibility to boost important programs and priorities. This is also probably the best way to avoid creating new programs that duplicate those already being funded. (1) VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 10, 2017 Jkt 021333 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 E:\HR\OC\A333.XXX A333 rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with HEARING 2 In short, there are a slew of reasons why Congress needs to peri- odically review and reauthorize the very Federal programs and ac- tivities it initiates. But the problem is we are not doing it. Most of the big-ticket Federal entitlement programs like Medi- care and Medicaid have permanent authorizations. Not surpris- ingly, they have proven to be particularly difficult to reform. On the discretionary side,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense: an Assessment
    DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD Submitted to the Secretary of Defense The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense: An Assessment DBB FY 20-01 An assessment of the effectiveness, responsibilities, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense as required by §904 of the FY20 NDAA June 1, 2020 DBB FY20-01 CMO Assessment 1 Executive Summary Tasking and Task Force: The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Public Law (Pub. L. 116-92) required the Secretary of Defense (SD) to conduct an independent assessment of the Chief Management Officer (CMO) with six specific areas to be evaluated. The Defense Business Board (DBB) was selected on February 3, 2020 to conduct the independent assessment, with Arnold Punaro and Atul Vashistha assigned to co-chair the effort. Two additional DBB board members comprised the task force: David Walker and David Van Slyke. These individuals more than meet the independence and competencies required by the NDAA. Approach: The DBB task force focused on the CMO office and the Department of Defense (DoD) business transformation activities since 2008 when the office was first established by the Congress as the Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO), and in 2018 when the Congress increased its statutory authority and elevated it to Executive Level (EX) II and the third ranking official in DoD. The taskforce reviewed all previous studies of DoD management and organizations going back twenty years and completed over ninety interviews, including current and former DoD, public and private sector leaders. The assessments of CMO effectiveness since 2008 are focused on the performance of the CMO as an organizational entity, and is not an appraisal of any administration or appointee.
    [Show full text]
  • GAO: Reporting the Facts, 1981-1996, the Charles A. Bowsher Years
    GAO: REPORTING THE FACTS, 1981-1996 The Charles A. Bowsher Years Maarja Krusten, GAO Historian A GAO: REPORTING THE FACTS, 1981-1996 The Charles A. Bowsher Years Maarja Krusten, Historian U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, DC January 2018 Contents 1. PREFACE: GAO Sounds the Alarm on a Major Financial Crisis ................................................... 1 2. Setting the Scene ........................................................... 8 GAO’s evolution from 1921 to 1981 .............................. 9 Charles A. Bowsher’s background, 1931-1981 ..............14 3. Bowsher’s Early Assessments of GAO’s Organization and Operations ...................................... 25 4. Managing the Cost of Government and Facing the Facts on the Deficit .................................... 48 5. Early Examinations of Reporting and Timeliness ....................................................................57 6. Managing and Housing a Diverse and Multi-Disciplinary Workforce .................................... 66 7. Pay for Performance .................................................... 89 8. Re-Establishment of GAO’s Investigative Function ....................................................................... 94 9. Looking at the Big Picture .........................................101 10. The Broad Scope of GAO’s Reports ..........................106 11. GAO’s Position Within the Government ....................119 12. Client Outreach and Quality Management .................125 GAO’s quality management initiative ........................128
    [Show full text]
  • Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
    E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019 No. 206 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was U.S. SENATE, House amendment to the Senate called to order by the Honorable THOM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, amendment), to change the enactment TILLIS, a Senator from the State of Washington, DC, December 19, 2019. date. North Carolina. To the Senate: McConnell Amendment No. 1259 (to Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, Amendment No. 1258), of a perfecting f of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable THOM TILLIS, a Sen- nature. McConnell motion to refer the mes- PRAYER ator from the State of North Carolina, to perform the duties of the Chair. sage of the House on the bill to the The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- CHUCK GRASSLEY, Committee on Appropriations, with in- fered the following prayer: President pro tempore. structions, McConnell Amendment No. Let us pray. Mr. TILLIS thereupon assumed the 1260, to change the enactment date. Eternal God, You are our light and Chair as Acting President pro tempore. McConnell Amendment No. 1261 (the salvation, and we are not afraid. You instructions (Amendment No. 1260) of f protect us from danger so we do not the motion to refer), of a perfecting na- tremble. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ture. Mighty God, You are not intimidated The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- McConnell Amendment No. 1262 (to by the challenges that confront our Na- pore.
    [Show full text]
  • Fact-Finding Mission of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) to Washington
    Fact-finding mission of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) to Washington 22 to 26 May 2017 Page 1 of 115 Page 2 of 115 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Draft programme .................................................................................................... 5 2. Background briefing by the Policy Department D on Budgetary Affairs .......... 11 3. Annexes to the background documentation 3.1. Background on the World Bank Senior Management team.....................................65 3.2. World Bank Framework Agreement .................................................................................73 3.3. World Bank & the European Commission - Portfolio at a glance............................ 79 3.4. World Bank (IBRD-IDA) Trust Fund Cost Recovery Reform .......................................83 3.5. Administrative Cooperation Agreement between the OLAF and the World Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency......................................................................................................85 3.6. Directive: Bank Directive Cost Recovery Framework for Trust Funds ................... 97 3.7. List of Trust Funds funded by the EU under the new World Bank cost recovery ....................................................................................................................................................... 103 3.8. Background on Gene L. Dodaro - Comptroller General (Head of Government Accountability Office)............................................................................................................105 3.9.
    [Show full text]
  • NASACT News | April 2015 1 NASACT 2015 MIDDLE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE RECAP
    KEEPING STATE FISCAL OFFICIALS INFORMED VOLUME 35, NUMBER 4 | APRIL 2015 NASACT-NAST LGIP WORKGROUP SENDS LETTER TO GASB: ASKS GASB TO NOT DEFINE STANDARDS ON LIQUIDITY GATES & FEES Th e NASACT-NAST LGIP Workgroup recently sent these parameters can include liquidity requirements. a letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Accordingly, it is possible that gates and fees may run Board providing input on state laws or statutes that against these contractual provisions. prevent a local government investment pool (LGIP) In the letter, the workgroup pointed out that GASB from imposing a liquidity fee or redemption gate on defi nes cash and cash equivalents as short-term, highly pool participants. liquid investments that are both (a) readily convertible At GASB’s request, NASACT surveyed a number to known amounts of cash (emphasis added) and (b) of states to determine the existence of statutes that so near their maturity that they present insignifi cant risk prevent fees or gates. Th e survey found that while of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. most states do not have specifi c statutory prohibitions, In addition, as cited in the GASB standards: several states do have statutes that require the principal “...consistent with common usage, cash includes and accrued income of each account that is maintained not only currency on hand, but also demand for a participant in the investment pool be subject to deposits with banks or other fi nancial institutions. payment from the pool at any time upon request. Cash includes deposits in other kinds of accounts Conceptually, the imposition of a gate would be in or cash management pools that have the general confl ict with this statutory provision.
    [Show full text]
  • Calendar No. 43
    1 Calendar No. 43 115TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session SENATE 115–34 TAXPAYERS RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE TO ACCOMPANY S. 317 TO PROVIDE TAXPAYERS WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSING THE COST AND PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF DUPLICATION AMONG THEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES MAY 1, 2017.—Ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 69–010 WASHINGTON : 2017 VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:01 May 04, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\SR034.XXX SR034 E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri ROB PORTMAN, Ohio THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware RAND PAUL, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming GARY C. PETERS, Michigan JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire STEVE DAINES, Montana KAMALA D. HARRIS, California CHRISTOPHER R. HIXON, Staff Director GABRIELLE D’ADAMO SINGER, Chief Counsel PATRICK J. BAILEY, Chief Counsel for Governmental Affairs DANIEL J. SPINO, Research Assistant MARGARET E. DAUM, Minority Staff Director STACIA M. CARDILLE, Minority Chief Counsel KATHERINE C. SYBENGA, Minority Counsel DANIEL J. WEBB, Minority Government Accountability Office Detailee LAURA W. KILBRIDE, Chief Clerk (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:01 May 04, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR034.XXX SR034 Calendar No. 43 115TH CONGRESS SENATE REPORT " ! 1st Session 115–34 TAXPAYERS RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT MAY 1, 2017.—Ordered to be printed Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Mid-America Intergovernmental Audit Forum (Mamiaf)
    Gene L. Dodaro Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro became the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the United States Senate. He was nominated by President Obama in September of 2010 from a list of candidates selected by a bipartisan, bicameral congressional commission. He had been serving as Acting Comptroller General since March of 2008. Mr. Dodaro has testified before Congress dozens of times on important national issues, including the nation's long term fiscal outlook, efforts to reduce and eliminate overlap and duplication across the federal government and GAO's "High Risk List" that focuses on specific challenges—from reducing improper payments under Medicare and Medicaid to improving the Pentagon’s business practices. In addition Mr. Dodaro has led efforts to fulfill GAO’s new audit responsibilities under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro helps oversee the development and issuance of hundreds of reports and testimonies each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress. These and other GAO products have led to hearings and legislation, billions of dollars in taxpayer savings, and improvements to a wide range of government programs and services. Ron Elving Senior Washington Editor National Public Radio (NPR) Ron Elving is the NPR News' Senior Washington Editor directing coverage of the nation's capital and national politics and providing on-air political analysis for many NPR programs. Elving can regularly be heard on Talk of the Nation providing analysis of the latest in politics.
    [Show full text]
  • NASACT News  June 2011 Page 1 2011 NSAA Annual Conference Recap
    keeping stateNASACT fiscal officials informed news Volume 31, Number 6 June 2011 State Auditors Meet in June for Thirty-Third Annual Conference By Glenda Johnson, Communications Manager he National State Auditors Association held its thirty-third and NASACT supporter, was named as the Snodgrass Award Tannual conference on June 14-17, 2011, in Williamsburg, winner during the lunch held on Thursday, June 16. The award Virginia. Conference host Walter Kucharski, Virginia’s auditor will be presented to him in August during NSAA’s next business of public accounts and president of NSAA, welcomed attendees meeting, which will be held in conjunction with the NASACT to the conference and to his state on the opening morning of the annual conference. President Kurcharski cited Mr. Jones’s steadfast conference, Wednesday, June 15. The conference was preceded support of the association and his leadership in the state audit on June 14 by a full day of meetings by NSAA’s committees. community during his long career as chief examiner. Over 95 NSAA members and guests were in attendance. NSAA’s 2011 Excellence in Accountability Awards were also The conference opened with a session from U.S. Comptroller presented at the conference. Three winners were selected this General Gene Dodaro. Mr. Dodaro discussed the single audit year. The Colorado Offi ce of the State Auditor was presented and lessons learned though the implementation of the Recovery with an award in the large performance audit category for the Act. Additionally, he outlined some of the fi scal challenges report “Governor’s Offi ce of Information Technology, Cyber faced by all levels of government and GAO’s efforts to improve Security, Performance Audit, November 2010.” In the small government effi ciency.
    [Show full text]
  • Management News, July 10-21, 2017
    Vol. 44, No. 20, Weeks of July 10 - 21, 2017 GAO Budget Request for Fiscal 2018 In his June 21 testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro asked Congress for $618.2 million to fund GAO’s operations in fiscal year 2018. This request (GAO-17-604T, June 21) supports a staffing level of 3,100 full-time equivalent employees to help address congressional priorities and carry out the congressional watchdog agency’s oversight mission. Dodaro told senators that GAO has several priority areas that merit increased attention. They include identifying strategies and actions agencies can take to reduce government improper payments, which now total more than $140 billion annually; closing a tax gap that now exceeds $400 billion annually; and helping Congress determine the policy implications of complex and rapidly evolving science and technology. “Last fiscal year alone, our work generated over $63 billion in financial benefits and 1,234 program and operational improvements across government,” Dodaro said. He said GAO expects to offset funding needs with $27.5 million in reimbursements from program and financial audits and rental income, resulting in a net appropriation request of $590.7 million. Following his statement, Dodaro fielded questions on a range of topics. Responding to Chairman James Lankford’s inquiry about GAO’s Center for Excellence, Dodaro indicated that the Center is on track according to its 5-year plan. Senator Chris Van Hollen asked about GAO’s work on the Washington Metro and the Department of Defense’s and OMB’s response to a recent report on Overseas Contingency Operations.
    [Show full text]
  • Protecting and Advancing Democracy
    Protecting and Advancing Democracy Protect Electoral Integrity and Enhance Voter Participation Modernize and Reinvigorate the Public Service Develop New Approaches to Public Governance and Engagement Advance National Interests in a Changing Global Context Protecting Elections and Enhancing Participation: An Agenda for 2021 Academy Election 2020 Project Working Group: Protect Electoral Integrity and Enhance Voter Participation 0 Page is intentionally blank ABOUT THE ACADEMY The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more effective, accountable, and transparent organizations. Chartered by Congress to provide nonpartisan expert advice, the Academy’s unique feature is its over 950 Fellows—including former cabinet officers, Members of Congress, governors, mayors, and state legislators, as well as prominent scholars, business executives, and public administrators. The Academy helps the federal government address its critical management challenges through in-depth studies and analyses, advisory services and technical assistance, congressional testimony, forums and conferences, and online stakeholder engagement. Under contracts with government agencies, some of which are directed by Congress, as well as grants from private foundations, the Academy provides insights on key public management issues, as well as advisory services to government agencies. ABOUT THE ELECTION 2020 PROJECT The Academy formed a series of Working Groups of its Fellows to address Grand Challenges in Public Administration. These Groups were charged with producing one or more papers to advise the Administration in 2021 (whether reelected or newly elected) on the key near-time actions that should be taken to begin addressing Grand Challenges. This is a paper of the Electoral Integrity and Voter Participation Working Group.
    [Show full text]
  • Hearings Committee on the Budget United States Senate
    S. HRG. 114–247 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2016 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION January 28, 2015-CBO’S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: FISCAL YEARS 2015-2025 February 3, 2015-THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET PROPOSAL February 11, 2015-THE COMING CRISIS: SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY TRUST FUND INSOLVENCY February 25, 2015-THE COMING CRISIS: AMERICA’S DANGEROUS DEBT March 4, 2015-WASTEFUL DUPLICATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT March 11, 2015-BENEFITS OF A BALANCED BUDGET CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FY2016 S. Hrg. 114–247 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FY2016 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION January 28, 2015-CBO’S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: FISCAL YEARS 2015-2025 February 3, 2015-THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET PROPOSAL February 11, 2015-THE COMING CRISIS: SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY TRUST FUND INSOLVENCY February 25, 2015-THE COMING CRISIS: AMERICA’S DANGEROUS DEBT March 4, 2015-WASTEFUL DUPLICATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT March 11, 2015-BENEFITS OF A BALANCED BUDGET ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 95–387 WASHINGTON : 2016 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET MICHAEL B. ENZI, WYOMING, Chairman CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama PATTY MURRAY, Washington MIKE CRAPO, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon LINDSEY O.
    [Show full text]
  • Preparing for the Presidential Transition Hearing
    PASSING THE BATON: PREPARING FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND PROCUREMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 Serial No. 110–154 Printed for the use of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html http://www.oversight.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 49–494 PDF WASHINGTON : 2009 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:23 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 U:\DOCS\49494.TXT KATIE PsN: KATIE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York TOM DAVIS, Virginia PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania DAN BURTON, Indiana CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN L. MICA, Florida DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri CHRIS CANNON, Utah DIANE E. WATSON, California JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio BRIAN HIGGINS, New York DARRELL E. ISSA, California JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky KENNY MARCHANT, Texas BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of PATRICK T.
    [Show full text]