Managing for Results: Status of the Government Performance and Results
Act (Testimony, 06/27/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-193).

This testimony provides GAO's preliminary observations on the
implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act--the
federal government's central goal-setting and performance measurement
statutory initiative.  GAO discusses the following five emerging
challenges to the effective governmentwide implementation of the act:
(1) developing and sustaining top management commitment to the act, (2)
building the capacity of agencies to implement the act and use the
resulting performance information, (3) creating incentives to implement
the act and change the focus of management and accountability, (4)
integrating the act into daily operations, and (5) strengthening
congressional oversight.  If the act is to achieve its objectives, top
federal officials must assume personal leadership for its
implementation.  Agencies will also need to build capacity and provide
incentives for focusing on results and to integrate the act into their
daily operations.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-193
     TITLE:  Managing for Results: Status of the Government Performance 
             and Results Act
      DATE:  06/27/95
   SUBJECT:  Work measurement standards
             Oversight by Congress
             Reporting requirements
             Accountability
             Strategic planning
             Information gathering operations
             Human resources training
             Program evaluation
             Presidential appointments
IDENTIFIER:  FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
             
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