ABSTRACT
Federal performance reporting improved significantly from the time the first GPRA reports were issued for fiscal 1999 through fiscal year 2008-the most recent year covered by our Scorecard reviews. Also, there is some evidence that GPRA has improved the availability and use of performance information within federal agencies. On the other hand, there is scant evidence that performance information has thus far had a significant impact on budgetary allocations or other policy decisions, particularly within Congress. Furthermore, the application of GPRA principles to regulatory activity has been incomplete, and their application to tax expenditures is virtually nonexistent. Given all of this, what does the future hold for GPRA and outcome-oriented performance accountability in the federal government?
