Improving Government Program Performance
Federal Agencies Must Set Measurable Goals and Improve Performance
What it does
Agencies must approve measurable annual and long-term goals, adopt plans assigning duties and resources, report performance online, and work with the Office of Management and Budget to improve efficiency.
Real-world impact
- Requires agencies to publish regularly updated, searchable performance information online.
- Creates designated officials and regular reviews that change agency reporting and oversight duties.
- Links budget recommendations to objective performance data and full cost estimates.
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Summary
This order requires federal agencies, including the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission, to set clear, measurable annual and long-term goals and to adopt specific plans to achieve them.
It creates agency Performance Improvement Officers and a government-wide Performance Improvement Council at the Office of Management and Budget to guide reviews, public reporting, and recommendations on budgets tied to results. The goal is to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently and make agency performance and problems visible to the public.
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