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GGD-97-153R 1 (1997-07-11)

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GAO


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

General Government Division

B-277403

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: The Results Act: Observations on the Department of Justice's
February 1997 Draft Strategic Plan

On June 12, 1997, you asked us to review the 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 or GPRA). This letter is our response to that
request concerning the Department of Justice (DOJ).


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
version of DOJ's draft strategic plan. Specifically, we (1) assessed the plan's
compliance with the Results Act requirements and its overall quality,
(2) determined if DOJ'S major statutory authorities were reflected,
(3) identified whether discussions about crosscutting functions and
interagency involvement were included, (4) determined if the plan
addressed major management problems, and (5) discussed DOJ'S capacity
to provide reliable information about performance.

We obtained the February 1997 DOJ draft plan provided to the House of
Representatives staff working with DOJ. This was the latest version
available at the time we did our work. Our overall assessment of DOJ'S
draft strategic plan was generally based on our knowledge of DOJ'S
operations and programs, our numerous reviews of DOJ and Justice-related


GAO/GGD-97-153R DOJ's Draft Strategic Plan


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