United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-07-18 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-97-176R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R P0b002ee18038a2d7 f:he97176r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R HEHS-97-176R Agency missions Strategic planning Congressional/executive relations Interagency relations Program evaluation Special education Civil rights Adult education Management information systems Vocational rehabilitation Dept. of Education Central Automated Processing System Dept. of Education Easy Access for Students and Institutions Project Dept. of Education National Student Loan Data System Federal Family Education Loan Program William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Correspondence HEHS

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Education's draft strategic plan required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act).<p/>GAO noted that: (1) overall, the Department's draft plan is a useful document and includes almost all the elements required by the Results Act; (2) the plan's long-term goals and objectives are succinct and logically linked to its mission statement; (3) the quality of the goals and objectives reflects the Department's thoughtful deliberation in its efforts to comply with the Results Act; (4) the department's draft strategic plan includes information that the agency will use to develop its annual performance plan; (5) although this information was not required, it illustrates the Department's preliminary thinking on performance measures and targets; (6) the draft strategic plan addresses in some form all of the Department's major statutory responsibilities; (7) GAO's review of the department's draft plan indicates, however, that the plan could benefit from more information, clarity, and context in some of is components; (8) specifically, the plan should include an explanation of the relationship between its long-term goals and objectives and its annual performance goals as well as a complete description and schedule of program evaluations in accordance with the Results Act; (9) the plan could also better address the Department's major statutory responsibilities; (10) for example, the plan's long-term goals and objectives do not address the Department's responsibilities for enforcing and monitoring civil rights related to education, an activity identified by the Department as a key agency function; (11) in addition, the narrative supporting the department's mission statement does not address the Department's major statutory responsibilities for basic education for adults, vocational rehabilitation, education of individuals with disabilities, or school-to-work opportunities; (12) the Department's plan would be improved if it provided a context for stakeholders by discussing in more detail the management challenges the Department faces, since such problems could affect its ability to fulfill certain goals; and (13) on the basis of GAO's past work, GAO believes that the Department does not have the data systems necessary to complement two of its objectives related to ensuring sound information technology investments and financial integrity. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R.pdf GAO/HEHS-97-176R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-176R Correspondence GAO/HEHS-97-176R; The Results Act: Observations on the Department of Education's June 1997 Draft Strategic Plan; Agency missions Strategic planning Congressional/executive relations Interagency relations Program evaluation Special education Civil rights Adult education Management information systems Vocational rehabilitation Dept. of Education Central Automated Processing System Dept. of Education Easy Access for Students and Institutions Project Dept. of Education National Student Loan Data System Federal Family Education Loan Program William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Title 20 Section 1001 Title 20 Section 1077a Title 20 Section 1087e Title 20 Section 1091(g) Title 20 Section 1091(n) Title 20 Section 1091(p) Title 20 Section 1098 Title 20 Section 1201 Title 20 Section 1400 Title 20 Section 2301 Title 20 Section 3401 Title 20 Section 3413 Title 20 Section 5801 Title 20 Section 6001 Title 20 Section 6101 Title 20 Section 6301 Title 20 Section 9001 20 U.S.C. 1001 20 U.S.C. 1077a 20 U.S.C. 1087e 20 U.S.C. 1091(g) 20 U.S.C. 1091(n) 20 U.S.C. 1091(p) 20 U.S.C. 1098 20 U.S.C. 1201 20 U.S.C. 1400 20 U.S.C. 2301 20 U.S.C. 3401 20 U.S.C. 3413 20 U.S.C. 5801 20 U.S.C. 6001 20 U.S.C. 6101 20 U.S.C. 6301 20 U.S.C. 9001 Title 29 Section 701 29 U.S.C. 701 Title 42 Section 2751 42 U.S.C. 2751