A new report by a federal watchdog agency has found “tens of billions of dollars” is being wasted on duplication, overlap and fragmentation of federal government programs.
The Government Accountability Office, an arm of Congress, highlighted 51 areas where federal programs could achieve greater savings and become more effective. A similar report last year, the first annual report on government duplication issued by the agency, highlighted 81 areas — but a year later, the Obama administration has largely implemented only four of the GAO's suggestions, the report said.
Among GAO's findings: 209 different science, technology, engineering and math education programs are run by 13 different federal agencies, with 173 programs overlapping with another program.
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