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GAO-08-507SP 1 (2008-02-19)

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                    PERFORMANCE PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
                Mission, Performance Plans, Resources and Strategies


GAO's Mission

GAO is an independent, nonpartisan, professional services agency in the legislative branch of the
federal government. Commonly known as the audit and investigative arm of the Congress or the
congressional watchdog, we examine how taxpayer dollars are spent and advise lawmakers and
agency heads on ways to make government work better.

Our mission is to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help
improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of
the American people. We accomplish our mission by providing reliable information and informed
analysis to the Congress, to federal agencies, and to the public, and we recommend improvements,
when appropriate, on a wide variety of issues. Three core values-accountability, integrity, and
reliability-form the basis for all of our work, regardless of its origin.

As a legislative branch agency, we are exempt from many laws that apply to the executive branch
agencies. However, we generally hold ourselves to the spirit of many of the laws, including the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1933 (GPRA). Amount other things; GPRA requires
each agency to prepare an annual performance plan covering each program activity set forth in the
budget of such agency. This section of our budget submission constitutes our performance plan for
fiscal year 2009.


Performance Information

To accomplish our mission, we use a strategic planning and management process that is based on
a hierarchy of four elements beginning at the highest level with the following four strategic goals:

* Strategic Goal 1: Provide Timely, Quality Service to the Congress and the Federal Government
   to Address Current and Emerging Challenges to the Well-Being and Financial Security of the
   American People
* Strategic Goal 2: Provide Timely, Quality Service to the Congress and the Federal Government
   to Respond to Changing Security Threats and the Challenges of Global Interdependence
* Strategic Goal 3: Help Transform the Federal Government's Role and How It Does Business to
   Meet 21st Century Challenges
* Strategic Goal 4: Maximize the Value of GAO by Being a Model Federal Agency and a World-
   Class Professional Services Organization
Our evaluation and audit work are primarily aligned under the first three strategic goals, which span
issues that are both domestic and international, affect the lives of all Americans, and influence the
extent to which the federal government serves the nation's current and future interests. The fourth


GAO's Fiscal Year 2009 Performance Plan


GAO-08-507SP

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