On Time and Under Budget: The Number the Government Does Not Publish
Question: What percentage of the contracts the current administration has entered has finished on time and under budget, and how does that percentage compare with the previous administration? Answer: Nobody publishes that number, and no system exists that could produce it on request. The federal government tracks whether contracts exist, what they cost, and who holds them. It does not publish whether they finished on time, and it does not publish whether they finished under budget. The system that does record those facts is not public, is frequently late, and is the only place they live. ...