Evaluating Federal Research Programs
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Evaluating Federal Research Programs

Research and the Government Performance and Results Act

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eBook - ePub

Evaluating Federal Research Programs

Research and the Government Performance and Results Act

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About this book

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual report that demonstrates whether the goals have been met. The first performance reports are due in March 2000.Measuring the performance of basic research is particularly challenging because major breakthroughs can be unpredictable and difficult to assess in the short term. This book recommends that federal agencies use an "e;expert review"e; method to examine the quality of research they support, the relevance of that research to their mission, and whether the research is at the international forefront of scientific and technological knowledge. It also addresses the issues of matching evaluation measurements to the character of the research performed, improving coordination among agencies when research is in the same field, and including a human resource development component in GPRA strategic and performance plans.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND PUBLIC POLICY
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contents
  6. Executive Summary
  7. Chapter 1 Statement of the Problem
  8. Chapter 2 Research and the Federal Government
  9. Chapter 3 Measuring and Evaluating Federally Funded Research
  10. Chapter 4 Recommendations
  11. Appendix A Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Members' Biographical Information
  12. Appendix B House Science Committee Letter
  13. Appendix C Project Summary
  14. Appendix D Government Performance and Results Act
  15. References