Government Performance And Results Act Of 1993

On January 4th, 2011, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 became law. The acronym refers to the Government Performance and Results Act. When GPRA 1993 was enacted, it was regarded as a watershed for the federal government. For the first time, Congress established requirements in statute for most agencies to set goals, measure performance, and report the information to Congress for potential use. Agencies submitted this information in three major products: multi-year strategic plans, annual plans, and annual reports. This book provides an overview and background on GPRA 1993 and its modernization changes in 2010. The law was especially intended to address the needs of Congress in its policy making, oversight, and budgeting work, and the needs of agency program managers.

Congress, seeking to reduce the cost and improve the performance of the federal government, enacted the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act) to improve federal program effectiveness and public accountability. This guide is intended to facilitate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of agencies' annual performance plans in meeting both the requirements of the Results Act and congressional expectations that the plans inform Congress and the public about agencies' performance goals, including how they will accomplish them and how they will measure their results. This guide is organized around 3 core questions.