Measuring Performance of Federal Science and Technology Programs
Author: Bayswater Consulting Group
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 36
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Author: Bayswater Consulting Group
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1999-02-10
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 0309173272
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual report that demonstrates whether the goals have been met. The first performance reports are due in March 2000. Measuring the performance of basic research is particularly challenging because major breakthroughs can be unpredictable and difficult to assess in the short term. This book recommends that federal agencies use an "expert review" method to examine the quality of research they support, the relevance of that research to their mission, and whether the research is at the international forefront of scientific and technological knowledge. It also addresses the issues of matching evaluation measurements to the character of the research performed, improving coordination among agencies when research is in the same field, and including a human resource development component in GPRA strategic and performance plans.
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 48
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 1428978518
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Scott A. Sabol
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 300: Performance Measures for Research, Development, and Technology Programs examines performance measures as they related to research, development, and technology.
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781289042400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Author: National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Materials Technology Subcommittee
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001-07-26
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780309076623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this report assists federal agencies in crafting plans and reports that are responsive to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), OMB Guidance, and agency missions. Using a case study approach, the report identifies best practices used by individual agencies to evaluate the performance and results of their science and technology programs. The report takes into account individual agencies' missions and how science and technology programs and human resource needs are factored into agency GPRA plans. Specific applications of recommendations are included from COSEPUP's earlier report entitled Evaluating Federal Research Programs: Research and the Government Performance and Results Act.
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 556
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2005-10-15
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0309096596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and its predecessor U.S. Global Change Research Program have sponsored climate research and observations for nearly 15 years, yet the overall progress of the program has not been measured systematically. Metricsâ€"a system of measurement that includes the item being measured, the unit of measurement, and the value of the unitâ€"offer a tool for measuring such progress; improving program performance; and demonstrating program successes to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the public. This report lays out a framework for creating and implementing metrics for the CCSP. A general set of metrics provides a starting point for identifying the most important measures, and the principles provide guidance for refining the metrics and avoiding unintended consequences.