Description:
S. 709 would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to agencies for reviewing and following strategic plans and meeting performance goals. The bill also would increase the amount of performance data that is publicly available and would require every agency to hire a deputy performance improvement officer. Finally, S. 709 would require the Government Accountability Office to report on progress toward meeting the bill’s requirements. The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 directs (GPRA stands for the Government Performance and Results Act) federal agencies to set goals, measure results, and report their progress in achieving those goals. Using information from OMB and selected agencies, CBO anticipates that most of the bill’s provisions would codify current policies and practices under the GPRA. However, CBO expects that some of the 24 agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 would need to add deputy performance improvement officers, which would increase administrative costs. CBO estimates that the cost would be about $7 million in 2024 and would grow each year because of inflation totaling $38 million over the 2023-2028 period; any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
