Performance Measurement: Toward More Effective Government : Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on S. 20, to Provide for the Establishment, Testing, and Evaluation of Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement in the Federal Government, and for Other Purposes, May 5, 1992U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 - 182 pages |
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... improve Government effectiveness and efficiency , and that Federal manag- ers can be held accountable for the performance of their programs . I know that statement sounds so elementary that it hardly need be said , but too often the ...
... improve Government effectiveness and efficiency , and that Federal manag- ers can be held accountable for the performance of their programs . I know that statement sounds so elementary that it hardly need be said , but too often the ...
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... improvement . Senator Roth , who has been a staunch supporter of the CFO Act , is to be commended for moving the debate on performance meas- urement forward with his introduction of S. 20 , the " Federal Pro- gram Performance Standards ...
... improvement . Senator Roth , who has been a staunch supporter of the CFO Act , is to be commended for moving the debate on performance meas- urement forward with his introduction of S. 20 , the " Federal Pro- gram Performance Standards ...
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... improvement the public should expect to see . " Director Darman went on to say also , and I quote : " Sorting out causality as to what really accounts for succeeding is very , very tricky , and it lends itself to its own kind of gaming ...
... improvement the public should expect to see . " Director Darman went on to say also , and I quote : " Sorting out causality as to what really accounts for succeeding is very , very tricky , and it lends itself to its own kind of gaming ...
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... improve their computer sys- tems , but they have gone to a much broader look . They have re- cently restructured ... improving quality and productivity . Now that they have defined what they think their mission is all about , they are ...
... improve their computer sys- tems , but they have gone to a much broader look . They have re- cently restructured ... improving quality and productivity . Now that they have defined what they think their mission is all about , they are ...
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... improve either program or financial performance . OMB believes , and we agree , that including this type of information will help in- crease the usefulness of financial statements to Congress and to the agency management . In addition ...
... improve either program or financial performance . OMB believes , and we agree , that including this type of information will help in- crease the usefulness of financial statements to Congress and to the agency management . In addition ...
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achieve Administration agen ance annual assess BOWSHER CFO Act Chairman GLENN Comptroller Congress Department develop effective efforts employment example federal agencies Federal Government Federal programs Financial Management Financial Management Service financial statements fiscal focus formance funds goals and objectives going gram Health Promotion Healthy People 2000 HODSOLL identify implementation important improve incentives indicators Internal Revenue Service Job Training 2000 JOHN GLENN JTPA legislation long-term look Management and Budget management by objective MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MCGINNIS ment mission National Office of Management operations organization organizational outcomes oversight percent performance goals performance plan performance standards pilot projects political appointee priority areas private sector program activity program performance measures progress Public Health Service require resolution responses Senator ROTH Social Security Administration strategic plan survey targets Thank tion title 31 total quality management trying UHALDE United States Code
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