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Performance and Accountability at EPA
President's Quality Award
Congratulations to EPA, winners of the 2007 President's Quality Award for Management Excellence (PDF)
For more information about the award from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, visit http://www.opm.gov/pqa
Measuring performance is essential to managing programs effectively. EPA works continuously to improve the quality of our measures to make them more meaningful and outcome-oriented.
Fresh & frequent information
Quarterly EPAStat Report - Provides timely performance data for a number of the Agency’s important work areas. EPA managers use this information to review results and deliver better environmental results to the American people.
Ongoing program evaluations - A systematic way to learn from past experiences by assessing how well a program is working.
President’s Management Agenda – EPA is rated each quarter on progress in several PMA initiatives, including Human Capital, Competitive Sourcing, Improved Financial Performance, E-Government, Eliminating Improper Payments, and the Performance Improvement Initiative. More information about EPA’s PMA initiatives.
Status of Environmental Conditions
EPA’s Report on the Environment - Provides a snapshot of environmental conditions and environmental indicators, including trends and analysis on key human health and environmental issues.
Long-term accountability at EPA
EPA’s 2006-2011 EPA Strategic Plan– Includes strategic goals, objectives, sub-objectives, and associated strategic targets, which define the measurable environmental results we are trying to achieve.
Annual Planning and Budgeting
Annual Performance Plan and Budget – Describes the annual performance targets which EPA intends to work toward within the fiscal year and the funding that EPA believes is necessary to accomplish the Agency’s goals and objectives as defined in the current Strategic Plan.
Annual Financial Statements – The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 requires federal agencies to prepare annual financial statements. The statements include EPA’s principal financial statements as well as required supplementary information. The statements are also included in EPA’s Annual Performance and Accountability ReportsPerformance and Accountability Report (PAR) - Describes our environmental, programmatic, and financial performance over the past fiscal year. Performance targets in the PAR are tracked against resources in EPA’s annual budget.
Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) assessments - Individual program evaluations and audits help EPA improve environmental outcomes while ensuring the most effective and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.
Performance Measure Template for State Grant Workplans – In EPA’s FY 2007 budget, OMB instructed EPA to “. . . develop a standardized template to States to use in reporting results achieved under grant agreements with EPA.
Inspector General Audits, Investigative Reports, and Hotline to Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse – The Office of Inspector General is an independent office within EPA that helps the Agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost effective manner. OIG performs audits, evaluations, and investigations of EPA and its contractors, to promote economy and efficiency, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse.
GAO High Risk Series – Since 1990, GAO has identified and reported on government programs and operations at “high risk”. GAO’s High-Risk Series has brought much-needed focus to major program challenges that are impeding effective government and costing billions of dollars each year. None of EPA’s program areas are on the AGAO High Risk list.