Managing For Results: Further Progress Made in Implementing the GPRA Modernization Act, But Additional Actions Needed to Address Pressing Governance Challenges

Abstract

Full implementation of GPRAMA could facilitate efforts to reform the federal government and make it more effective. GPRAMA includes a provision for GAO to review the acts implementation. This report assesses show GPRAMA implementation has affected the federal governments progress in resolving key governance challenges in (1) addressing crosscutting issues, (2) ensuring performance information is useful and used, (3) aligning daily operations with results, and (4) building a more transparent and open government. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed statutory requirements, OMB guidance, and GAOs recent work related to GPRAMA implementation and the key governance challenges. GAO also interviewed OMB staff and surveyed a stratified random sample of4,395 federal managers from 24agencies on various performance and management topics. With a 67 percent response rate, the survey results are generalizable to the government-wide population of managers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1177331

Entities

People

  • J. Christopher Mihm

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Teamwork
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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