Pursuit's Take
Every 4 years GAO publishes a strategic plan to prepare for issues the federal government and the country may face in the future. This year’s issues include:
- Global conditions affecting U.S. and international security
- The federal government’s long-term unsustainable fiscal path
- Global responses to challenges posed by divergent economic growth
- Technological advances and their impact on preparing the workforce of the future
- Demographic changes and their implications
- Five emerging technologies and scientific advances that could potentially transform society
- Increasingly complex governance relationships and practices
- Balancing competing natural resource and sustainability needs
More Money Coming in, More Money Going Out
48 Billion
The amount federal receipts grew in FY2017, due to higher payroll and retirement receipts and individual income taxes.
127 Billion
The amount spending grew in FY2017, driven by Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on debt.