Financial Management in the Federal Government: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Existing And Proposed Legislation Including Financial Management Improvements Made On A Government-Wide Basis

This document is a report compiled by the staff of the Committee on Govemment Operations, entitled "Financial Management in the Federal Govemment," for printing as a Senate document. As indicated in the introduction to the report, the staff had the active cooperation of the Comptroller General, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Secretary of the Treasury, and members of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program in the development of information relative to improvements in the financial operations that have been made throughout the Federal Government. The report also contains complete background information on legislative actions taken and proposals considered by the various committees of the Congress which relate to fiscal problems of the Congress and the executive branch. This data should be of value and assistance to Members of Congress and to congressional committees in connection with consideration of fiscal legislation during the present and future Congresses. This staff report was published as a committee print on December 30, 1960.