United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-13 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-95-167FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS P0b002ee1803998ac f:gg95167f DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS GGD-95-167FS Reporting requirements Work measurement standards Budget administration Data collection operations Information analysis operations Law enforcement agencies Compliance Agency missions National Performance Review Fact Sheet GGD Pursuant to a legislative requirement and an agency request, GAO reviewed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) efforts to implement the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), focusing on the processes used to develop the fiscal year (FY) 1996 mission statement, general goals and objectives, annual performance goals, and performance indicators for each DOJ component.<p/>GAO found that: (1) in accordance with National Performance Review and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommendations, DOJ is developing output and outcome measurements, but DOJ has not described a departmentwide process for components to use in developing their performance measurement exhibits; (2) DOJ components have used five general processes to develop annual performance goals with input from program staff; (3) components' questions and concerns about implementing a performance measurement system generally include how to develop both general and program specific performance measurements and how OMB would use performance data in the budget process; (4) OMB has stated that it is not required to use performance data until 1997 and it is still learning how to use such data; (5) OMB believes that it is crucial that it interpret program results and account for why programs do not meet their performance goals, but it will not prescribe common governmentwide performance measures; and (6) although Congress has expressed a preference for outcome measurements, DOJ components have selected a variety of performance indicators based on their data collection operations and understanding of the measures. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS.htm GAO/GGD-95-167FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-167FS Fact Sheet GAO/GGD-95-167FS; Managing for Results: The Department of Justice's Initial Efforts to Implement GPRA; Reporting requirements Work measurement standards Budget administration Data collection operations Information analysis operations Law enforcement agencies Compliance Agency missions National Performance Review Public Law 103-62