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Program Evaluation: Agencies Challenged by New Demand for Information on Program Results

GGD-98-53 Published: Apr 24, 1998. Publicly Released: Apr 24, 1998.
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GAO reviewed federal agencies' efforts to provide information on federal program results, focusing on: (1) the current resources and roles for program evaluation in federal agencies; (2) the anticipated effects of governmentwide reforms and other initiatives on evaluation of federal programs; and (3) potential strategies for agencies to respond to the anticipated effects and provide information on program results.

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