Improving Federal Program Management Using Performance Information

Improving Federal Program Management Using Performance Information

Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results

Over the past 15 years, legislative and executive branch reform efforts have attempted to shift the focus of fed. gov¿t. mgmt. from a preoccupation with activities to the results or outcomes of those activities. There has been a transformation in the capacity of the fed. gov¿t. to manage for results, including an infrastructure of outcome-oriented strategic plans, performance measures, and accountability reporting that provides a solid foundation for improving the performance of fed. programs. This testimony looks at: (1) trends in fed. managers¿ use of performance info. (PI) to manage, both governmentwide and at the agency level; (2) how agencies can encourage greater use of PI to improve results; and (3) lessons learned from prior mgmt. reforms for the next admin.

Managing for results enhancing agency use of performance information for management decision making : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives.