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RCED-97-196R 1 (1997-07-10)

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GAO


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

Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division

B-277376

July 10, 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: Results Act: Observations on USDA'S 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 the 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 draft strategic plan for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Specifically, you asked us to review USDA'S draft plan and assess
(1) whether it fulfills the requirements of the Results Act and to provide
our views on its overall quality; (2) whether it reflects USDA'S key statutory
authorities; (3) whether it reflects interagency coordination for
crosscutting programs, activities, or functions that are similar or
complementary to other federal agencies; (4) whether it addresses
management problems we have previously identified; and (5) the adequacy
of USDA'S data and information systems for providing reliable information
for measuring results.

We obtained the May 1997 draft strategic plan that USDA provided to
congressional committees. USDA'S draft strategic plan includes a
Department-wide strategic overview as well as the 30 plans for the mission


GAO/RCED-97-196R USDA's Draft Strategic Plan


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