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RCED-98-194R 1 (1998-05-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacmgt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 'A O United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-279997 May 28, 1998 The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Science House of Representatives Subject: Results Act Observations on DOE's Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 1999 Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested, this report summarizes our observations on the Department of Energy's (DOE) annual performance plan for fiscal year 1999, which was submitted to the Congress in February 1998. As you know, the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act) requires federal agencies, beginning with fiscal year 1999, to prepare annual performance plans covering the program activities set out in their budgets. To analyze DOE's performance plan, we condensed the requirements in the Results Act into three basic questions: (1) To what extent does the agency's performance plan provide a clear picture of intended performance across the agency? (2) How well does the performance plan discuss the strategies and resources that the agency will use to achieve its performance goals? (3) To what extent does the agency's performance plan provide confidence that its performance information will be credible?' In summary, we found that DOE's performance plan for fiscal year 1999 (1) partially addresses annual performance issues across the Department, (2) partially discusses how the Department's strategies and resources will help achieve DOE's annual performance goals, and (3) partially provides confidence 'These questions are based on the criteria in the Results Act, the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance to federal agencies on developing their plans, and a December 17, 1997, letter to OMB from eight congressional leaders on their expectations for these plans. GAO/RCED-98-194R DOE's Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Plan

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