Program Evaluation: Studies Helped Agencies Measure or Explain Program Performance
GGD-00-204
Published: Sep 29, 2000. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed how federal agencies used evaluation studies to report on their achievements, focusing on: (1) how program evaluation studies or methods served in performance reporting; and (2) circumstances that led agencies to conduct evaluations.
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Agency missionsBest practicesData collectionInteragency relationsInternal controlsPerformance measuresProductivity in governmentProgram evaluationReporting requirementsStrategic planningBest practices methodology