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 1997-04-15 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-97-133 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133 P0b002ee18039dd7b f:rc97133t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133 T-RCED-97-133 Strategic planning Mission budgeting Management information systems Accountability Statistical data Federal agency reorganization Environmental monitoring Strategic information systems planning Federal/state relations EPA National Environmental Goals Project EPA National Environmental Performance Partnership System Other Written Product RCED Managing for Results: EPA's Efforts to Implement Needed Management Systems and Processes GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to improve its methods of establishing priorities, allocating resources, and measuring performance.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) in March 1996, the EPA Administrator announced plans to create a new Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability; (2) the office was established in January 1997; (3) in the interim, an EPA work group composed of employees on temporary assignment started to develop the new planning, budgeting, and accountability system; (4) however, the work group was not fully staffed, and the development of the new system is still in the early stages; (5) the new Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability will not be fully staffed before July 1997; (6) EPA faces long-term challenges to obtain the scientific and environmental data needed to fully support its new system; (7) although much environmental information has already been collected, many gaps exist and the data are often difficult to compile because divergent data collection methods have been used; (8) likewise, much effort is still required to identify, develop, and agree on a comprehensive set of environmental measures to link the agency's activities to changes in environmental conditions; and (9) without environmental measures, EPA has to rely solely on administrative measures, such as the number of permits issued or inspections made, to measure its performance or success. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133.pdf GAO/T-RCED-97-133 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-133 Other Written Product GAO/T-RCED-97-133; Managing for Results: EPA's Efforts to Implement Needed Management Systems and Processes; Strategic planning Mission budgeting Management information systems Accountability Statistical data Federal agency reorganization Environmental monitoring Strategic information systems planning Federal/state relations EPA National Environmental Goals Project EPA National Environmental Performance Partnership System