Science and Technology Peer Review: GPRA

Abstract

This report describes practical issues for federal agencies to consider if they choose program peer review for internal purposes and/ or to contribute to satisfying the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). For description purposes, the peer review process is divided into the following five phases: 1. Initiation of the review 2. Establishing the foundations for the review 3. Preparing for the review 4. Conducting the review 5. Post-review actions Issues surrounding the various steps are presented in detail. Approaches are described for addressing issues that may arise during peer review. While the focus of this paper is on science and technology (S&T) peer review, issues considered and solutions to problems are applicable to other types of research. The Executive Summary (modified) from a much larger peer-review document is presented as an appendix, with some updates included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418868

Entities

People

  • Ronald Neil Kostoff

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Judgment
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  • Personnel Management
  • Physics
  • Standards
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  • Test And Evaluation
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