Managing for Results: EPA's Efforts to Implement Needed Management Systems and Processes

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-04-08 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-97-116 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116 P0b002ee180385ed9 f:rc97116t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116 T-RCED-97-116 Environmental monitoring Federal agency reorganization Strategic planning Management information systems Mission budgeting Accountability Data collection Environmental research Federal/state relations EPA National Environmental Performance Partnership System Other Written Product RCED Managing for Results: EPA's Efforts to Implement Needed Management Systems and Processes This testimony focuses on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to improve its methods for establishing priorities, allocating resources, and measuring performance. EPA is now developing a new approach for managing its strategic planning, budgeting, and accountability processes. GAO discusses EPA's efforts to (1) establish an Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability to develop and implement an integrated planning, budgeting, and accountability system and (2) ensure that the agency has comprehensive scientific and environmental data and appropriate environmental measures of progress in carrying out its strategic planning, budgeting, and accountability processes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116.pdf GAO/T-RCED-97-116 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-116 Other Written Product GAO/T-RCED-97-116; Managing for Results: EPA's Efforts to Implement Needed Management Systems and Processes; Environmental monitoring Federal agency reorganization Strategic planning Management information systems Mission budgeting Accountability Data collection Environmental research Federal/state relations EPA National Environmental Performance Partnership System