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RCED-97-203R 1 (1997-07-11)

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GAO


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

Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division

B-277424

July 11, 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 the National Science Foundation'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 report is our
response to that request concerning the draft strategic plan for the
National Science Foundation (NSF).


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


We agreed to review NSF'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 NSF'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';
and (4) whether NSF'S data and information systems are providing
adequate information for measuring results. You also asked us to assess
whether the draft plan addresses the management problems we have
previously identified. Because we have not reported on NSF'S management
problems in the past, this report will not address that issue.


GAO/RCED-97-203R NSF's Draft Strategic Plan


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