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NSIAD-97-205R 1 (1997-07-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagpf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-277470 July 22, 1997 The Honorable Richard K. Armey Majority Leader House of Representatives The Honorable John Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives The Honorable Bob Livingston Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Results Act: Observations on NASA'S May 1997 Draft Strategic Plan On June 12, 1997, you asked us to review the draft strategic plans submitted by the cabinet departments and selected major agencies for consultation with the Congress as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act). This letter is our response to that request concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest version of NASA'S draft strategic plan. Specifically we (1) assessed the draft plan's compliance with the act's requirements and its overall quality; (2) determined if NASA'S key statutory authorities were reflected; (3) identified whether decisions about crosscutting functions and interagency involvement were included; (4) determined if the draft plan addressed major management problems; and (5) discussed NASA'S capacity to provide reliable information about its operations and performance. Our overall assessment of NASA'S draft plan was generally based on our knowledge of NASA'S operations and programs, our numerous reviews of the agency, and other existing information available at the time of our assessment. Specifically, the criteria we used to determine whether NASA'S GAO/NSIAD-97-205R NASA's Draft Strategic Plan Page 1