Results Act: DODs Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 1999
Abstract
For purposes of our review, the six requirements of the Results Act for the annual performance plans were collapsed into three core questions: (1) To what extent does the agencys performance plan provide a clear picture of intended performance across the agency? (2) How well does the agencys performance plan discuss the strategies and resources the agency will use to achieve and performance goals? (3) To what extent does the agencys performance plan provide confidence that its performance information will be credible? These questions are contained in our February 1998 congressional guide and our April 1998 evaluators guide for assessing performance plans, which we used for our review. These guides integrated criteria from the Results Act, its legislative history, the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) guidance for developing performance plans (OMB Circular A-11, Part 2), a December 1997 letter to OMB from several congressional leaders, and other OMB and GAO guidance on implementation of the Results Act. We used the criteria and questions contained in the guides to help us determine whether DODs plan met the requirements of the act, to identify strengths and weaknesses in the plan, and to assess the plans usefulness for executive branch and congressional decisionmakers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 05, 1998
- Accession Number
- AD1171903
Entities
People
- David R. Warren
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office