Results Act: Observations on Federal Science Agencies

GAO discussed the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act in federal science agencies, focusing on six agencies' fulfillment of the requirements of the Results Act and the interagency crosscutting science programs, activities, or functions that are similar or complementary to those of other federal agencies. The agencies GAO discussed are the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Transportation as well as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).