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Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today

GAO-07-1164CG Published: Jul 26, 2007. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to The Rotary Club in Des Moines, IA, on July 26, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: composition of federal spending, state and local governments facing increasing fiscal challenges, unsustainable current fiscal policy, and key national indicators.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitCost analysisCost controlDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPerformance measuresProgram evaluationStrategic planning