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Government Performance and Results Act: Information on the National Science Foundation's Performance Report for Fiscal Year 1999 and Performance Plans for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

RCED-00-281R Published: Aug 30, 2000. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fiscal year (FY) 1999 performance report and FY 2000 and 2001 performance plans, focusing on the: (1) extent to which the FY 2000 and 2001 performance plans presented a consistent and coherent story regarding the agency's support of basic research efforts; (2) goals and results as reported in its FY 1999 performance report; (3) extent to which NSF's FY 1999 performance report and FY 2000 and 2001 performance plans link to its FY 2000 and 2001 budget requests; and (4) limitations with NSF's FY 1999 performance report and FY 2001 performance plan.

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