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RCED-98-36R 1 (1997-11-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclve0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States (3 O General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 _7( Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-278305 November 12, 1997 The Honorable Carol M. Browner Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Subject: Results Act: Observations on EPA's Strategic Plan Dear Ms. Browner. In response to congressional requests, we have reviewed your agency's July 1, 1997, draft strategic plan and the revised plan submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress on September 30, 1997. We provided our assessment of the draft plan in a July 1997 report.! We also briefed congressional staff on the results of our review of the September 1997 plan on October 15, 1997. This letter summarizes our observations. We believe that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made considerable progress in developing a strategic plan that can serve as an effective cornerstone for the agency's implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act. The July 1997 draft plan provided a good indication of EPA's planned direction and major efforts to achieve its mission. It also provided a basis for holding the agency accountable for achieving results. The September 1997 plan improves on the draft plan, notably in (1) adding sections on program evaluations used in preparing the plan and the relationship of the plan's general goals to annual performance goals, (2) describing the coordination of the plan with other federal agencies, and (3) expounding on the role of the states in implementing EPA's programs. However, strategic planning is a continuing process and further improvements could be made in future revisions or updates of the plan, for example, in continuing to work to make the strategic goals and objectives more results- oriented and measurable and to better consider the role of other agencies in 'Results Act: Observations on EPA's Draft Strategic Plan (GAO/RCED-97-209R, July 30, 1997). GAO/RCED-98-36R EPA's Strategic Plan /5- c2

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