Coast Guard
Improvements Needed in Management of Programs and Activities Gao ID: T-RCED-93-28 April 20, 1993The Coast Guard, like many federal agencies today, is operating in a period when funding is scarce and demand for its services is strong. Complicating this situation is the Coast Guard's increasingly broad mission, which encompasses everything from helping victims of natural disasters, like Hurricane Andrew, to intercepting Haitian refugees. As a result, the Coast Guard must function as efficiently and effectively as possible. This testimony is intended to help the Guard build on its achievements and identifies ways to strengthen the efficiency and the effectiveness of its operations and use of budgetary resources.