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NSIAD-97-198R 1 (1997-07-18)

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GAO


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

National Security and
International Affairs Division

B-277439

July 18, 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 State's
May 1997 Draft Strategic Plan

On June 12, 1997, you asked us to review the draft strategic plans
submitted by cabinet departments and selected major agencies for
consultation with Congress as required by the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act, P.L. 103-62). This letter is our
response to that request concerning the Department of State.


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
version of State's draft strategic plan, which was prepared within the
context of the Department's overall strategic plan for international affairs.
The plan is designed to serve as an overarching framework to guide and
coordinate the roles of U.S. government agencies under the foreign policy
direction of the President and the Secretary of State. Specifically, we
(1) assessed the draft plan's compliance with the Results Act requirements
and its overall quality, (2) determined if State's key statutory authorities
were reflected in the plan, (3) determined whether cross-cutting functions
and interagency involvement were included, (4) determined if the draft
plan addressed major management problems, and (5) discussed State's
capacity to provide reliable information about its operations and
performance.


GAO/NSIAD-97-198R State's Draft Strategic Plan


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