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Managing For Results: Critical Issues for Improving Federal Agencies' Strategic Plans

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 16, 1997
Report No. GGD-97-180
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Summary:

In part of its effort to introduce performance-based management into the federal government, the Government Performance and Results Act requires agencies to develop strategic plans. GAO evaluated the latest available versions of the draft strategic plans that agencies submitted to Congress and found that many of them were missing key elements required by the legislation. For example, the plans often did not (1) link required elements, (2) fully develop strategies to achieve their results, (3) identify cross-cutting issues and programs, (4) gather and use performance information, or (5) address program evaluations. This report summarizes GAO's reviews of agency draft strategic plans and discusses strategic planning issues in need of sustained attention.

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