United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-11-27 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-184 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184 P0b002ee180386143 f:d02184 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184 GAO-02-184 Agency missions Cost effectiveness analysis Performance measures Safety Space exploration Strategic planning Government Performance and Results Act GPRA NASA Integrated Financial Management System Other Written Product A02484 GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) fiscal year 2002 performance plan for the selected key outcomes: to expand scientific knowledge of the Earth's system, to expand the commercial development of space, and to deploy and operate the International Space Station. NASA has improved its fiscal year 2002 performance plan and responded to recommendations by GAO and others to make its plan more useful--particularly by providing more comprehensive explanations of how it plans to verify and validate performance data and by better portraying how its performance goals will benefit the public. NASA's annual performance goals appear to be objective and should help to measure progress toward the outcomes. However, the plan still does not explain the reasons for changes in performance goals. Not having these explanations could hinder the ability to assess NASA's performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184.pdf GAO-02-184 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-184 Other Written Product GAO-02-184; NASA: Status of Plans for Achieving Key Outcomes and Addressing Major Management Challenges; Agency missions Cost effectiveness analysis Performance measures Safety Space exploration Strategic planning Government Performance and Results Act GPRA NASA Integrated Financial Management System Volume 104 Page 2838 104 Stat. 2838 Volume 107 Page 285 107 Stat. 285 Public Law 101-576 Public Law 103-62 Public Law 106-391