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March 8, 2022 Standing Panel News Executive Organization and Management

Discussing the GAO's Strategic Plan with GAO's Managing Director for Strategic Planning, Stephen Sanford

Friday, March 25, 2022; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST

The Government Accountability Office’s Strategic Plan is the closest thing we have to a federal government strategic plan. It is GAO’s long-term roadmap for its investigative and oversight work. This month, the EOM Panel will hear from GAO’s Managing Director for Strategic Planning, Stephen Sanford, about GAO’s most recent strategic plan and will discuss GAO’s long-term priorities and other trends impacting the United States.

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