GA O Accountability ⋆ Integrity ⋆ Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 January 17, 2003 The Honorable Robert F. Bennett Chairman The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Legislative Branch United States Senate The Honorable Jack Kingston Chairman The Honorable James P. Moran Ranking Minority Member In response to the management review of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) mandated by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, this report discusses (1) improvements in strategic planning, organizational alignment, and strategic human capital management that would help AOC better achieve its mission and accomplish its strategic goals, (2) actions that AOC can take in other key areas of its management infrastructure, such as financial and information technology management, to improve its performance and better accomplish its goals, and (3) best practices and specific improvements in three key program areas of longstanding concern to AOC's congressional stakeholders and employees— worker safety, project management, and recycling. This report contains recommendations to the Architect of the Capitol for establishing a strategic management and accountability framework, including strong management infrastructure and controls, to drive its agency transformation effort and to address long-standing program issues. |