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 2006-08-16 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-816 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816 P0b002ee180376b7c f:d06816 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816 GAO-06-816 Evaluation criteria Evaluation methods Internal controls Performance measures Program evaluation Agency missions Other Written Product A58739 Using performance measures, the Coast Guard explains how well its programs are performing. To do so, it reports one "primary" measure for each program (such as percent of mariners rescued) and maintains data on other, "secondary" measures (such as percent of property saved). Concerns have been raised about whether measures for non-homeland security programs accurately reflect performance, that is, they did not rise or fall as resources were added or reduced. For the six non-homeland security programs, GAO used established criteria to assess the soundness of the primary measures--that is, whether measures cover key activities; are clearly stated; and are objective, measurable, and quantifiable--and the reliability of data used to calculate them. GAO also used these criteria to assess the soundness of 23 selected secondary measures. Finally, through interviews and report review, GAO assessed challenges in using measures to link resources to results. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816.pdf GAO-06-816 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-816 Other Written Product GAO-06-816; Coast Guard: Non-Homeland Security Performance Measures Are Generally Sound, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist; Evaluation criteria Evaluation methods Internal controls Performance measures Program evaluation Agency missions Volume 107 Page 285 107 Stat. 285 Volume 114 Page 2537 114 Stat. 2537 Public Law 103-62 Public Law 106-531