What Future Role for Congress?
Congress, as an institution, has a direct stake in the outcome of this debate. Congress co-manages the executive branch through both general management laws, such as the Administrative Procedure Act, Chief Financial Officers Act, Government Corporation Control Act, Title V Personnel Act, some 80 laws in all, and agency specific acts. This Committee was originally established in the late 1940s to continue the work of the Hoover Commission and to develop the managerial capacity and accountability of executive agencies through sound general management acts. The Committee was intended to be the legislative counterpart of the management side of OMB. Congress is arguably best able to perform its oversight role when developing and implementing general management principles and laws. The reason for this lies in the reality that the U.S. Code provides for universal coverage unless an agency is specifically exempted. Thus, the burden of proof for exemption from, say, the Freedom of Information A
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