Managing for Results: State Experiences Provide Insights for Federal
Management Reforms (Letter Report, 12/21/94, GAO/GGD-95-22).

This report identifies experiences other governments have had with
management reforms that have been reported as successful and could
potentially help federal agencies as they implement the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993.  Management reforms in Florida,
Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia reflect a common
objective shared by the states to make their governments more results
oriented.  Although each state introduced different reforms in response
to its particular needs and political situation, the reforms included
requirements similar to those of the act, such as strategic planning and
performance measurement, and the alignment of management systems. State
officials GAO interviewed concluded that the management reforms similar
to those found in the act required a long-term effort but could help to
improve agencies' effectiveness and efficiency.  For example, the
states' experiences suggest that strategic planning and performance
measurement could be an important means for stakeholders to reach
agreements on common goals and measure progress toward achieving those
goals.  The states' experiences suggest that, if successful, the act
could serve as a powerful tool for developing and communicating
agreement governmentwide on program goals and for measuring progress in
achieving those goals.

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 REPORTNUM:  GGD-95-22
     TITLE:  Managing for Results: State Experiences Provide Insights 
             for Federal Management Reforms
      DATE:  12/21/94
   SUBJECT:  Interagency relations
             Agency missions
             State budgets
             Strategic planning
             Federal/state relations
             State governments
             Mission budgeting
             Management information systems
             Human resources utilization
IDENTIFIER:  Florida
             Minnesota
             North Carolina
             Oregon
             Texas
             Virginia
             
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