Practical Approaches for Implementing Successful Collaborative Groups

GAO has identified approaches that successful interagency groups have used to overcome their toughest challenges.

Essential national outcomes—such as protecting our nation's food supply, providing homeland security, and ensuring a well-trained and educated workforce—require the coordinated efforts of more than one federal agency, level of government, and sector. Yet the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported for more than two decades that federal agencies do no