If accountability depends on honest assessments, are agencies using the tools from Congress to make those assessments?
If accountability depends on honest assessments, are agencies using the tools from Congress to make those assessments?  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Wed Jul 22 2026
Description: Knowing whether a program is succeeding requires more than good intentions. It requires a disciplined look at results. Congress strengthened federal performance-management requirements in 2024, but a new GAO review finds important pieces still haven't been fully implemented. Here to explain what GAO found is Lori Atkinson, acting director for strategic issues at GAO. Read the report here: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-26-108516.pdf See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.