Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Senator Thompson to Participate in Mercatus
Center Event
Assessing Agency Performance Reports
Video to be streamed live on the Governmental
Affairs Committee website
WASHINGTON- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman
Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that he will join in a press
conference announcing the Mercatus Center’s grades for federal
agency performance reports. In what is becoming an annual rite
of spring, the Mercatus Center’s analysis will tell the
American people which federal agencies are providing the best
information about what it is they are achieving.
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
12:15 P.M.
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Senator Thompson will be joined by Congressman Steve Horn
(R-CA), Chairman of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on
Government Efficiency, Financial Management and
Intergovernmental Relations, in announcing the results of the
Mercatus Center study. The Honorable Maurice McTigue, Director
of Government Accountability at George Mason University’s
Mercatus Center, and Dr. Jerry Ellig, Senior Research Fellow at
the Mercatus Center, will brief the press in detail on their
findings.
Agencies are required to report annually on how well they are
accomplishing their missions. The Mercatus Center analyzes the
reports to determine:
- if the agency reports its accomplishments clearly in a way
that people can understand
- if the report discloses the tangible benefits the agency
produced, rather than simply what activities it
conducted
- if the report shows how the agency is looking ahead at how
it can improve
The Mercatus Center’s study found that while some
performance reports improved, many agencies are still behind the
curve when it comes to communicating the bottom line to their
shareholders – the American public.
Video of the press conference will be streamed live on the
Governmental Affairs Committee website beginning at 12:15 P.M.
EST. To view the live feed, please visit and click on the link
marked "Live Webcast of Press Conference on Federal Agency
Performance Report Grades."
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