ABSTRACT
The 1993 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) emerged from a bipartisan effort to improve accountability, productivity, and effectiveness of Federal programs through strategic planning, goal setting, and performance assessment. The annual assessments will serve the dual purpose of guiding subsequent planning decisions and of communicating program outcomes and impacts to the public. This document, developed under the auspices of the Committee on Fundamental Science of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), serves to establish a broad framework for GPRA implementation in assessment of fundamental science programs.
