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GGD-97-147R 1 (1997-07-07)

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GAO


United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548

General Government Division

B-277377

July 7, 1997


The Honorable Richard K. Armey
Majority Leader
House of Representatives

The Honorable John Kasich
Chairman, Committee on the Budget
House of Representatives

The Honorable Dan Burton
Chairman, Committee on Government
  Reform and Oversight
House of Representatives

The Honorable Bob Livingston
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives

Subject: The Results Act: Observations on GSA'S April 1997 Draft Strategic
Plan

On June 12, 1997, you asked us to review the draft strategic plans
submitted by the cabinet departments and selected major agencies for
consultation with Congress as required by the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act). This letter is our response to
that request concerning the General Services Administration (GSA).


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
version of GSA'S draft strategic plan. Specifically, we (1) assessed the draft
plan's compliance with the Act's requirements and its overall quality,
(2) determined if GSA'S key statutory authorities were reflected,
(3) identified whether discussions about crosscutting functions and
interagency involvement were included, (4) determined if the draft plan
addressed major management problems, and (5) discussed GSA'S capacity
to provide reliable information about its operations and performance. We
obtained a copy of the April 28, 1997, strategic plan draft that GSA provided
to the House of Representatives staff team working with the agency. On
June 13, 1997, GSA provided us with a new mission statement and updated
goals and objectives and said that it was in the process of revising the
other parts of the plan. Where appropriate, we examined the updated
information GSA provided, but, for the most part, we based our review on


GAO/GGD-97-147R GSA's Draft Strategic Plan


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