Issue Summary
The federal government faces significant financial, management, and performance challenges as it tries to effectively implement programs and deliver services. Congress and the Executive Branch developed a framework that provides important tools to help address these challenges. This framework aims to focus federal efforts on long-term results.
The framework includes:
- Setting annual and long-term goals
- Measuring progress towards these goals
- Determining if these goals are being met, and what actions to take if not
- Transparently reporting results
The links below cover the major pieces of this federal performance management framework. Each link describes requirements and related leading practices.
| Leading Practices for Agencies | Leading Practices for Cross-Agency Efforts |
|---|---|
| Agency Strategic Plan (PDF, 6 Pages) | Federal Government Priority Goals (PDF, 2 Pages) |
| Agency Priority Goals (PDF, 1 Page) | Federal Government Performance Plan (PDF, 1 Page) |
| Agency Performance Plan (PDF, 10 Pages) | Federal Government Quarterly Reviews (PDF, 1 Page) |
| Agency Quarterly Reviews (PDF, 1 Page) | Federal Government Performance Website (PDF, 1 Page) |
| Agency Performance Reporting (PDF, 6 Pages) | Leadership at the Governmentwide Level (PDF, 3 Pages) |
| Transparency of Agency Performance, (PDF, 2 Pages) | |
| Reducing Unnecessary Plans and Reports (PDF, 1 Page) | |
| Agency Leadership Involvement and Accountability (PDF, 4 Pages) | |
| Congressional Involvement (PDF, 2 Pages) |
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