Summary of Actions by Implementation Category

 Summary of Actions by Implementation Category

 Each action item has been categorized by focus of implementation, as
 follows:

 (1) Agency heads can do themselves:

 SMC02.3  Revise government-sponsored management training to teach
 management control as an integral function of management, not as a
 reporting requirement.

 SMC03.1  Change the emphasis of IG's from compliance auditing to
 evaluating management control systems.

 SMC03.2  Change the IG's' method of operation to be more
 collaborative and less adversarial.

 SMC03.3  Establish performance criteria for IG's.

 SMC03.4  Do not offer bonuses to IG's.

 SMC04.1  Define clearly the clients of the Offices of General
 Counsel.

 SMC04.2  Use franchising and other market mechanisms to encourage OGC
 staffs to respond appropriately to their clients.

 SMC04.3  Develop performance measures and feedback loops for general
 counsels to encourage close cooperation with clients.

 SMC05.1  Improve GAO documentation of best practices and use of
 feedback loops.

 SMC08.1  Establish a process for obtaining waivers from federal
 regulations and identify the regulations for which this process
 applies.

 (2) President, Executive Office of the President, or Office of
 Management and Budget can do:

 SMC01.1  Redesign the existing set of control mechanisms for the
 executive branch, using a systems design approach.

 SMC02.1  Rewrite OMB Circular A-123, "Internal Control Systems," to
 be a succinct document that defines the policy for establishing and
 reviewing management controls.

 SMC02.2  Replace OMB's existing Internal Control Guidelines with a
 handbook on management controls.

 SMC02.3  Revise government-sponsored management training to teach
 management control as an integral function of management, not as a
 reporting requirement.

 SMC07.1  Reduce internal regulations by at least 50 percent over the
 next three years.

 (3) Requires legislative action:

 SMC06.1  Eliminate at least half of all congressionally mandated
 reports.

 SMC06.2  Review new reporting requirements for management impact, and
 include a sunset provision.