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GGD-97-162R 1 (1997-07-31)

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

                                    General Government Division

                                    B-277593

                                    July 31, 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 the Department of the
                                    Treasury's July 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 Department of the Treasury.1

                                    Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
                                    version of Treasury'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 Treasury's key statutory authorities were reflected,
                                    (3) identified whether discussions about crosscutting functions and
                                    interagency involvement were included, (4) determined if the draft plan
                                    addresses major management problems, and (5) discussed Treasury's
                                    capacity to provide reliable information about its operations and
                                    performance.



Background                          The Results Act seeks to shift the focus of federal management and
                                    decisionmaking away from a preoccupation with staffing, activity levels,


                                    'In addition to the Treasurywide plan, 15 components within the Department had draft strategic plans
                                    as of July 1, 1997. We only reviewed and report here on the Treasurywide plan.


GAO/GGD-97-162R Treasury's Draft Strategic Plan


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