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 1996-03-06 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:T-GGD-96-79 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79 P0b002ee180384a00 f:gg96079t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79 T-GGD-96-79 Federal agency reorganization Reengineering (management) Management information systems Federal downsizing Oversight by Congress Agency missions Reporting requirements Cost control Congressional/executive relations Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Program EPA National Environmental Goals Project Testimony GGD GAO discussed: (1) the Government Performance and Results Act's (GPRA) potential contributions to congressional and executive branch decisionmaking; and (2) Congress' role in implementing GPRA. GAO noted that: (1) more federal agencies are recognizing the benefits of focusing on outcomes rather than activities to improve their programs' efficiency and effectiveness; (2) agencies cannot quickly and easily shift their focus because outcomes can be difficult to define and measure and major changes in services and processes may be required; (3) strong and sustained congressional attention is needed to ensure GPRA success; (4) GPRA provides a mechanism for reassessing agencies' missions and focusing programs while downsizing and increasing efficiency; (5) unclear goals and missions have hampered the targeting of program resources and caused overlaps and duplications; (6) Congress needs to hold periodic comprehensive oversight hearings and to gather information on measuring outcomes and determine how GPRA performance goals and information drive agencies' daily operations, how agencies use performance information to improve their effectiveness, agencies' progress in improving their financial and information systems and staff training and recruitment, and how agencies are aligning their core business processes to support mission-related outcomes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79.pdf GAO/T-GGD-96-79 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-79 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-96-79; Managing for Results: Achieving GPRA's Objectives Requires Strong Congressional Role; Federal agency reorganization Reengineering (management) Management information systems Federal downsizing Oversight by Congress Agency missions Reporting requirements Cost control Congressional/executive relations Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Program EPA National Environmental Goals Project