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Agencies' Strategic Plans Under GPRA: Key Questions to Facilitate Congressional Review (Version 1)

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 1, 1997
Report No. GGD-10.1.16
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Summary:

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires federal agencies to set goals, measure performance, and report on their accomplishments. Critical to such results-oriented management is an agency's strategic planning effort. This effort is the starting point for defining what the agency seeks to accomplish, for identifying the strategies it will use to attain desired results, and for determining whether it has achieved its objectives. Developing a strategic plan can help clarify organizational priorities and unify the agency's staff in the pursuit of shared goals. GPRA requires agencies, as they develop their strategic plans, to consult with Congress and solicit the views of other key stakeholders. This report focuses on key questions to facilitate congressional consultations on the plans and to help Congress determine how those plans can be improved to better support congressional and agency decisionmaking.

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