Direct answer
U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO-23-105460 — Authority scope is implemented as a source-bounded authority scope guide.
Answer contract
Apply the authority scope lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.
Evidence and exact locators
U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO-23-105460 — https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105460 — 13 practices across planning, assessing/building, using evidence, and learning. Supports: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
What the evidence does not establish
This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
Rights and reuse
official-public-reference; quote-free metadata and paraphrase only
Dependencies and related concepts
derived-from: urn:maha:source:t22-gao-evidence-policy
governed-by: urn:maha:concept:evidence:source-identity
limits: urn:maha:concept:interpretation
Source identity and provenance
This source identity and provenance section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
It must preserve the recorded boundary: This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
Exact locator
This exact locator section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
It must preserve the recorded boundary: This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
What this source supports
This what this source supports section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
It must preserve the recorded boundary: This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
What this source does not establish
This what this source does not establish section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
It must preserve the recorded boundary: This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
Related definitions and applications
This related definitions and applications section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Describes evidence-building and use practices, evidence types, implementation actions, and observed limits in US federal agencies.
It must preserve the recorded boundary: This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
Questions this page can answer
What source is being inspected?
U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO-23-105460 — Authority scope is implemented as a source-bounded authority scope guide.
Where exactly is the relevant material?
U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO-23-105460, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105460 — 13 practices across planning, assessing/building, using evidence, and learning
What claims can this source support?
This is US federal management guidance and audit synthesis, not a universal hierarchy of evidence or proof that a policy works.
What rights and reuse limits apply?
derived-from: urn:maha:source:t22-gao-evidence-policy governed-by: urn:maha:concept:evidence:source-identity limits: urn:maha:concept:interpretation
What inference must a reader or machine refuse?
A source, locator, rights, scope, boundary, dependency, implementation, or release change requires a new exact-revision review.