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What Is the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)?

Basic Information About GPRA

Legislation

The GPRA Law

Government-wide Performance Plans

GPRA Agency Plans

OMB Circular A-11

Information about how agencies must prepare and submit strategic and performance plans can be found in Part 2 of this document.

Text of HR 2883 as Passed by the House (3/12/98)

OMB Watch Analyses

"Seven Years of GPRA: Has the Results Act Provided Results?" (7/20/00)

Statement of Ellen Taylor, Policy Analyst, OMB Watch Before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology of the House Committee on Government Reform On "Seven Years of GPRA: Has the Results Act Provided Results?"

Analysis of HR 2883: Give the Results Act Time to Work (2/11/98)

Results Act Shrouded in Secrecy (12/19/97)

Will Results Act Prompt Safety Net Cuts? (10/10/97)

GPRA Process Needs More Stakeholder Involvement: Nonprofit Public Interest Community Not Engaged (9/30/97)

OMB Watch Analysis of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (9/97)

GPRA Reports

Measuring the Measurers: A Nonprofit Assessment of the Government Performance and Results Act (12/98)

Results of OMB Watch Survey of GPRA Discussion List Members and Congressional Committee Staff (2/17/00)

With the support of The Pew Charitable Trust, OMB Watch conducted two surveys in May and June of 1999 -- one of members of its government performance (GPRA) discussion list and one of congressional committee staff. The purpose of this research was to determine the extent of nonprofit involvement in the implementation of GPRA, and to gauge how seriously Congress is taking GPRA, especially in making appropriation and authorization decisions. View the report describing the research, findings and recommendations, or view the executive summary.

Using GPRA to Improve Environmental Quality and the Effectiveness of the EPA (2/17/00)

This paper was prepared by Shelley Metzenbaum, Ph.D., in connection with the December 1999 OMB Watch conference of environmental groups concerned with GPRA. Dr. Metzenbaum makes a compelling case that people concerned with environmental quality could use GPRA as a valuable tool to improve the performance of the EPA. The conference and paper were accomplished with support of The Pew Charitable Trust.

Analysis of the Child Care and Family Self-Sufficiency Performance Measure: The Administration for Children and Families' Performance Plans Under GPRA (2/17/00):

With the support of The Pew Charitable Trust, OMB Watch completed an in-depth analysis of the child care and TANF performance measures in the Administration for Children and Families' performance plan. This report should be especially useful to nonprofits working in the human needs sector, especially those evaluating agency performance measures in block grant programs. It should also be helpful to any nonprofit by listing some issues that nonprofits ought to consider in evaluating agency performance plans.