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      "title": "General Management Laws: A Compendium",
      "summary": "This report (hereafter \"compendium\") is a companion to  CRS Report RL32388(pdf) ,  General\nManagement Laws: Major Themes and Management Policy Options . In combination, these\nreports\nhave three main objectives: (1) to identify and describe the major management laws under which the\nexecutive branch of the federal government is required to operate, including their rationale, design,\nand scope; (2) to assist Members of Congress and their staff in oversight of executive branch\nmanagement; and (3) to help Congress when considering potential changes to the management laws\nthemselves, as well as other legislation, including authorization statutes and appropriations.\n  The compendium contains profiles of selected \"general management laws\" -- broad statutes\ndesigned to regulate the activities, procedures, and administration of all or most executive branch\nagencies. The quality of the general management laws, as well as their implementation, are\nconsidered crucial to maintaining the accountability of the executive branch to Congress, the\nPresident, and the public. Moreover, these laws influence the effectiveness of federal agencies when\nthey implement, evaluate, and help formulate public policies. \n  The compendium includes more than 90 separate entries that describe general management\n laws\nfor the executive branch of the federal government. The entries in the compendium are organized\ninto the following seven functional categories: (1) Information and Regulatory Management; (2)\nStrategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Program Evaluation; (3) Financial Management,\nBudget, and Accounting; (4) Organization; (5) Procurement and Real Property Management; (6)\nIntergovernmental Relations Management; and (7) Human Resources Management and Ethics. \nThese categories include many laws and topics, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA,\nsection I.E.), Privacy Act (I.F.), Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, I.G.), National\nEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA, I.L.), Data Quality Act (I.O.; increasingly known as the\nInformation Quality Act (IQA)), Inspector General Act (II.A.), Government Performance and Results\nAct (II.B.), Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (III.D.), Budget Enforcement Act\n(III.E.), Government Corporation Control Act (IV.A.), Davis-Bacon Act (V.F.), Unfunded Mandates\nReform Act (UMRA, VI.C.), Hatch Act (VII.A.(5) and VII.A.(29)), Ethics in Government Act\n(VII.B.), Federal Tort Claims Act (VII.E.), and issues like information security (section I), improper\npayments (section III), services acquisition and contracting (section V), and federal employees and\ncivil service laws (e.g., the National Security Personnel System at the Department of Defense, and\nthe Department of Homeland Security personnel system (section VII.A)).\n  For each entry in the compendium, one or more CRS analysts present a brief history of the\ngeneral management law, describe the law's major provisions, discuss key developments and issues,\nand provide source readings for readers who want more information. The compendium reflects the\nstatus of general management laws at the end of the first session of the 108th Congress, and will be\nupdated along with the companion report to reflect actions taken through the close of the 108th\nCongress.",
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  "topics": [
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    "Appropriations",
    "Economic Policy",
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