Assessing federal agency performance : retrospective regulatory analyses / Matthew L. Weathers, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weathers, Matthew L., editor.

Series:

Government procedures and operations.

Government Procedures and Operations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies--United States--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Organizational effectiveness--Management.

Organizational effectiveness.

Administrative agencies--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Federal agencies issue thousands of regulations annually to address such national goals as public health and safety. Retrospective analysis can help agencies evaluate how existing regulations work in practice. GAO was asked to provide insights on agencies' retrospective analyses. This book identifies for selected agencies the results and anticipated outcomes of retrospective analyses agencies completed; strategies, practices, or factors that affected the agencies' ability to implement these analyses; and the extent to which agencies are incorporating the analyses into processes for measuring a

Contents:

""ASSESSING FEDERAL AGENCY PERFORMANCE: RETROSPECTIVE REGULATORY ANALYSES AND AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS""; ""ASSESSING FEDERAL AGENCY PERFORMANCE: RETROSPECTIVE REGULATORY ANALYSES AND AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: REEXAMINING REGULATIONS: AGENCIES OFTEN MADE REGULATORY CHANGES, BUT COULD STRENGTHEN LINKAGES TO PERFORMANCE GOALS""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""ALMOST ALL COMPLETED RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSES RESULTED IN CHANGES TO REGULATIONS OR OTHER ACTIONS, BUT PROGRESS UPDATES COULD BE IMPROVED""""AGENCY OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES AND BARRIERS THAT AFFECTED THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSES""; ""OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE LINKAGES BETWEEN REGULATORY REVIEWS AND PRIORITY GOALS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. KEY RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND MEMORANDUMS ISSUED SINCE JANUARY 2011""

""Chapter 2: MANAGING FOR RESULTS: AGENCIES SHOULD MORE FULLY DEVELOP PRIORITY GOALS UNDER THE GPRA MODERNIZATION ACT""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""AGENCIES HAVE MADE PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIORITY GOALS, BUT SOME INFORMATION IS INCOMPLETE""; ""PAST AUDIT WORK PROVIDES PERSPECTIVE ON SELECTED AGENCIES� CAPACITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR PRIORITY GOALS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE & METHODOLOGY""

""APPENDIX II. COMMENTS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY�S PRIORITY GOALS""""APPENDIX III. COMMENTS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT�S PRIORITY GOALS""; ""APPENDIX IV. COMMENTS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION�S PRIORITY GOALS""; ""APPENDIX V. COMMENTS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS� PRIORITY GOALS""; ""APPENDIX VI. COMMENTS ON THE OFFICE OFPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT�S PRIORITY GOALS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-700-0

OCLC:

891394180