GAO Lists 13 ‘Urgent Issues’ for Transition

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today published a list of 13 “urgent issues” facing President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress during Obama’s transition into the White House and his first year in office.

The GAO also launched a transition website aimed at making Obama’s transition “an informed and smooth one across the federal government.” The site lists agency-by-agency issues, money-saving opportunities, management challenges, and a long-term fiscal outlook for the federal government.

The “urgent issues” published today are as follows:

  • Caring for Service Members
  • Defense Readiness
  • Defense Spending
  • Food Safety
  • Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
  • Oversight of Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Preparing for Large-Scale Health Emergencies
  • Protecting the Homeland
  • Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting
  • Retirement of the Space Shuttle
  • Surface Transportation
  • The 2010 Census
  • Transition to Digital TV
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