...our experience tells us it can be done. " In a series of reports on the management and structure of USDA, we identified problems that, if corrected, could...restructure USDA — reducing the number of agencies from 43 to 30 and eliminating at least 1 .200 field offices — for a savings of about $2.3 billion...

...UAO/T-RCED-93-32 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased to participate in this hearing on the management and structure of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) . Our testimony today is based on our general management review of the Department and the events that...

... ДТУ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased to participate in this hearing on the management and structure of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) . Our testimony today is based on our general management review of the Department and the events that...

...Implicit in most proposals for cost containment is the move toward managed care; our report on Medicaid managed care showed that strong oversight is needed...restructure USDA — reducing the number of agencies from 43 to 30 and eliminating at least 1,200 field offices — for a savings of about $2.3 billion...

...report on Medicaid managed care showed that strong oversight is needed to ensure equal or improved — We produced a series of reports on the management...lead to greater efficiency, effectiveness, and cost sayings. As a result, USDA is actively pursuing reorganization and streamlining initiatives. In September...

...financial benefits. Sources of these benefits were diverse, including the following: • A series of GAO reports on the management and structure of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) was largely responsible for spurring Congressional and USDA action to reorganize and streamline the...