Documents/GAO2010/3: Government Transformation/3.1.4: Risk Management, Performance Measurement, and Program Evaluation

3.1.4: Risk Management, Performance Measurement, and Program Evaluation

Monitor and assess the use of risk management, performance measurement, and program evaluation tools to help improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of government operations and to help inform the budget process

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Key Efforts: Assess the use of metrics and „„performance measures to help make government policy and programs more effective and efficient. Assess the use of evaluation evidence, „„performance measures, and program evaluation tools in the federal budget decision-making process. Identify opportunities and evaluate „„efforts to implement risk management tools and techniques in federal agencies to manage outcomes more effectively. Provide forward-looking analysis and „„foresight to help policymakers make informed decisions about trade-offs and implications of changes to government policies and programs.

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