BY ALLAN HOLMES 11/25/08 1:54 P.M. ET
To give senators some fodder to use when confirming soon-to-be President Barack Obama's political appointees, the Government Accountability Office released a report on Monday outlining the major management problems federal agencies face and some suggested questions senators can ask to learn if the nominees have any idea how to solve them. The report is similar to one GAO released in 2000, right before President Bush's nominees were vetted. But there are some big differences, not the least of which is that the latest report is 155 pages -- almost 10 times longer than the 2000 version. (Either GAO has become more adept at identifying management problems, or there are just a lot more of them.)
Another significant change: the kinds of questions GAO suggests senators ask nominees. The questions are much more nuanced and detailed in the 2008 report.
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