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 1997-10-01 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-98-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17 P0b002ee180388096 f:rc98017t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17 T-RCED-98-17 Agricultural programs Agricultural industry Strategic planning Agency missions Information resources management Program evaluation Interagency relations Internal controls Public administration Government Performance and Results Act GPRA Testimony RCED GAO discussed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) draft strategic plan required by the Government Performance and Results Act.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) GAO's July 1997 report stated that a significant amount of work remained to be done before USDA's plan fulfilled the requirements of the Results Act; (2) specifically GAO found that USDA's May 1997 draft strategic plan did not: (a) contain all six elements required by the Results Act; and (b) provide a comprehensive strategy to accomplish the Department's mission because it lacked some key attributes that are necessary for a quality strategic plan; and (3) GAO's review of the August revised draft strategic plan indicates that while USDA has made significant progress in addressing these concerns there remains a need for additional work in some areas. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17.pdf GAO/T-RCED-98-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-98-17 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-98-17; Results Act: Observations on USDA's Draft Strategic Plan; Agricultural programs Agricultural industry Strategic planning Agency missions Information resources management Program evaluation Interagency relations Internal controls Public administration Government Performance and Results Act GPRA