Program/Project Management Resource List #63

Revised Sept. 2007

Provided by the NASA Headquarters Library

In 1993, President Clinton signed the Government Performance and Results Act into law. The goals of the act are:

1. Improve the confidence of the American people in the capability of the Federal Government, by systematically holding Federal agencies accountable for achieving program results
2. Initiate program performance reform with a series of pilot projects in setting program goals, measuring program performance against those goals, and reporting publicly on their progress
3. Improve Federal program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting a new focus on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction
4. Help Federal managers improve service delivery, by requiring that they plan for meeting program objectives and by providing them with information about program results and service quality
5. Improve congressional decisionmaking by providing more objective information on achieving statutory objectives, and on the relative effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs and spending
6. Improve internal management of the Federal Government

(List adapted from the text of the Government Performance and Results Act at the Office of Management and Budget's website)

As a result of the act, starting in 1997, NASA and the other agencies have had to file annual performance reports and strategic plans for each of its programs. This resource list covers ways to achieve compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act. To gain a different perspective on this topic, you may want to look at the library's resources on program management and strategic planning.

All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: call (358-0172) or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public, contact your Local Library for the availability of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

NASA Policies

NASA Policy Directive 1000.0: Strategic Management and Governance Handbook

 

NASA Policy Directive 1001.0: 2006 NASA Strategic Plan

 

NASA Policy Directive 1200.1D: NASA Internal Control and Accountability

 

NASA Policy Directive 1280.1: NASA Management System Policy

 

NASA Policy Directives and Procedural Requirements 7000-7999 (Program Formulation) and 8000-8999 (Program Management)

Books

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research: A Status Report. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.

Q180.55 .E9 I65 2001 BOOKSTACKS

 

Kladiva, Susan D. Results Act: Comments on Selected Aspects of the Draft Strategic Plans of the Departments of Energy and the Interior: Statement of Susan D. Kladiva, Acting Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, House of Representatives. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office, 1997.

HD9502 .U52 K52 1997 BOOKSTACKS

 

Knezo, Genevieve Johanna. Government Performance and Results Act, PL 103-62: Implementation through Fall 1996 and Issues for the 105th Congress. Washington, DC: CRS, 1996.

JK468 .P75 K64 1996 PPM-STACKS

 

McTigue, Maurice. Second Annual Performance Report Scorecard: Which Federal Agencies Inform the Public?. Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2001.

JK468 .P75 E55 2001 PPM-STACKS

 

National Academy of Public Administration. Advisory Panel on Improving Government Performance. Toward Useful Performance Measurement: Lessons Learned from Initial Pilot Performance Plans Prepared under the Government Performance and Results Act. Washington, DC: National Academy of Public Administration, 1994.

HD58.9 .T69 1994 PPM-STACKS

 

Stevens, L. Nye. Managing for Results: Prospects for Effective Implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act: Statement of L. Nye Stevens, Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, before the Subcommittee on Management, Information and Technology, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives.. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office, 1997.

JK468 .P75 S73 1997 BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. General Accounting Office. Executive Guide: Effectively Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act. Washington, DC: The Office, 1996.

JK421 .U58 1996 BOOKSTACKS

 

__________. Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Washington, DC: The Office, 1999-

JK421 .M363 1999- PPM-STACKS

This is a continuing series of documents.

 

__________. Managing for Results: Challenges Agencies Face in Producing Credible Performance Information. Washington, DC: The Office, 2000.

JK468 .P75 A36 2000 PPM-STACKS

 

__________. Managing for Results: Observations on NASA's Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Plan: Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Science, House of Representatives. Washington, DC: The Office, 1998.

TL521.312 .A296 1998 BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Inspector General. Audit Report: NASA Implementation of the Government Performance Results Act. Washington, DC: The Office, 1999.

TL521.3 .A93 N37 1999 BOOKSTACKS

 

__________. Audit Report: Validating FY 1999 Performance Data to be Reported Under the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA). Washington, DC: The Office, 2000.

TL521.3 .A93 V35 2000 BOOKSTACKS

 

White, Barry. Getting Results: A Guide for Federal Leaders and Managers. Vienna, VA: Management Concepts, 2005.

JK421 .G48 2005 PPM-STACKS

 

Whittaker, James B. The Government Performance and Results Act: A Mandate for Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement. Arlington, VA: ESI International, 1997.

JK421 .W58 1997 PPM-STACKS

Articles and Reports

Heinrich, Carolyn J. "Performance Measurement: Outcomes-Based Performance Management in the Public Sector: Implications for Government Accountability and Effectiveness", Public Administration Review, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2002), p. 712-725.

 

Ho, Alfred. "GPRA After a Decade: Lessons from the Government Performance and Results Act and Related Federal Reforms: Introduction", Public Performance and Management Review, vol. XXX, no. 3 (March 2007), p. 307-311.

Note: This issue of Public Performance and Management Review has articles from a symposium about the Government Performance and Results Act.

 

Long, Edward and Aimee L. Franklin. "The Paradox of Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act: Top-Down Direction for Bottom-Up Implementation", Public Administration Review, vol. 64, no. 3 (May June 2004), p. 309-319.

 

O'Sullivan, Daniel. What Model Should Be Used to Evaluate the Efficiency and Effectiveness of a Field Contracting Office. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2003.

(ADA417579: 5 Nov. 2003 (DTIC))

 

Piotrowski, Suzanne J., and David H. Rosenbloom. "Nonmission-Based Values in Results-Oriented Public Management: The Case of Freedom of Information", Public Administration Review, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2002), p. 643-657.

 

Simon, Cary A. Alternative Frameworks for Improving Government Organizational Performance: A Comparative Analysis. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 1997.

(ADA328832: 29 Oct. 1997 (DTIC))

 

Walker, David M. "The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 Provides a Solid Foundation for Better Results", The Public Manager, vol. XXXIII, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2004), p. 35-40.

 

Weinstock, Matthew. "Perfecting Performance: Federal agencies are starting to get the hang of performance planning. Now comes the hard part -- Figuring out the price tag", Government Executive, vol. 34, no. 6 (May 2002), p. 48-57.

Internet Resources

American Society for Public Administration. 2006. [25 Sept. 2007].

http://www.aspanet.org/

 

Council for Excellence in Government. 2007 [25 Sept. 2007].

http://www.excelgov.org/index.php

 

Dunbar, Brian. NASA's FY 2008 Budget and 2006 Strategic Plan. 5 March 2007 [25 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/about/budget/index.html

 

__________. Office of the Chief Financial Officer. NASA’s Strategic Planning and Performance. 9 March 2006 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ocfo/budget/ocfo_strPlan_detail.html

 

__________. Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation. 17 Aug. 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/pae/home/index.html

 

__________. The President's Management Agenda. 5 March 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Management.html

 

National Academy of Public Administration. 17 Sept. 2007 [26 Sept. 2007].

http://www.napawash.org/

 

National Center for Public Productivity. 2007. [25 Sept. 2007].

http://www.ncpp.us/index.php

 

Office of Management and Budget. Budget and Performance Integration. 14 April 2006 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/

 

__________. Expect More. 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/index.html

 

__________. Government Performance Results Act of 1993. 14 April 2006 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/gplaw2m.html

 

__________. OMB Circular A-11. 30 July 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a11/current_year/a11_toc.html

 

__________. Program Assessment Rating Tool. 19 Sept. 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part/index.html

 

__________. Results. 2007 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.results.gov/

 

__________. Senate Committee on Government Affairs GPRA Report. 14 April 2006 [24 Sept. 2007].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/gprptm.html