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The Results Act: Observations on VA's August 1997 Draft Strategic Plan

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 18, 1997
Report No. T-HEHS-97-215
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Summary:

The Government Performance and Results Act requires federal agencies to clearly define their missions, set goals, measure performance, and report on their accomplishments. One of the act's major milestones--submission to Congress of strategic plans that define agency missions and set goals--is set to take place on September 30, 1997. With a fiscal year 1996 budget of more than $38 billion, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a host of benefits to the nation's veterans, ranging from medical care to home loans to burial assistance. This testimony discusses VA's progress in developing its strategic plan and the challenges the agency faces in implementing the Results Act.

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