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RCED-00-281R 1 (2000-08-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalqo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO gAccountabity Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Resources, Community, and Washington, DC 20548 Economic Development Division B-286138 August 30, 2000 The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner Chairman, Committee on Science House of Representatives Subject: Government Performance and Results Act: Information on the National Science Foundation's Performance Report for Fiscal Year 1999 and Performance Plans for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Dear Mr. Chairman: As agreed with your office, we are providing you with information on our review of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fiscal year 1999 performance report and fiscal year 2000 and 2001 performance plans. NSF serves a unique role in supporting basic research across many disciplines. Because basic research results are difficult to quantify, NSF uses external expert review panels to qualitatively evaluate its research outcome goals that are found in its performance plans and report. NSF also has quantitative performance go als to gauge performance related to its internal investment and management processes. Specifically, we are providing information on (1) the extent to which the fiscal year 2000 and 2001 performance plans presented a consistent and coherent story regarding the agency's support of basic research efforts; (2) the goals and results as reported in its fiscal year 1999 performance report; (3) the extent to which NSF's fiscal year 1999 performance report and fiscal year 2000 and 2001 performance plans link to its fiscal year 2000 and 2001 budget requests; and (4) limitations with NSF's fiscal year 1999 performance report and fiscal year 2001 performance plan. We focused on the fiscal year 2001 performance plan so that our feedback may be considered as NSF finalizes the plan. Additional information on NSF's implementation of the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act (Results Act) that we provided to your office on August 11, 2000, is contained in enclosure I. NSF's performance plans and report generally present a consistent and coherent story regarding NSF's support of basic research. NSF's 2001 performance plan incorporates its outcome goals from its fiscal year 2000 performance plan, into three new outcome goals that broadly capture its investments aimed at encouraging new scientific discoveries, developing a world-class workforce, and using state-of-the-art tools for research and education. Among the key changes in the fiscal year 2001 GAO/RCED-00-281R NSF's GPRA Reports Concerning Science

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