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21st Century Challenges: How Performance Budgeting Can Help
Title: 21st Century Challenges: How Performance Budgeting Can Help
Date: September 20, 2007
Author: N/A
Institution: Government Accountability Office
Bibliographic Entry: “21st Century Challenges: How Performance Budgeting Can Help.” Government Accountability Office. Budget and Spending. September 2007.
Electronic Link: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071194t.pdf
Key Words: tax expenditures, regulatory agencies, future budget projections, fiscal policies, federal taxes, budget outlays, budget obligations, strategic planning, Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), President’s Management Agenda and Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), Key National Indicators (KNI)
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
GAO monitors the issues incurred by federal agencies using performance information in making budgetary decisions. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 combined with performance budgeting can support agency reexamination.
To ensure fiscal responsibility and national renewal, it is necessary to reexamine the base of all federal spending, tax programs, policies and activities. GPRA provides a foundation for strengthening government performance and accountability. The President's Management Agenda and the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) builds upon GPRA. These two combines with the Key National Indicators (KNI) provide the tools necessary for complete federal examination.
In order for performance budgeting and program review to fully take hold, Congress must weigh in on what information it wants. GAO urges a more comprehensive framework for uniformly evaluating federal programs.
Name of Researcher: Julie Curry
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: September 27, 2007