Government Performance and Results Act
The Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed in 1993, requires that agencies of the
federal government consider how to measure their performance and how to use those
measurements to make improvements. GPRA forces a shift in the focus of agencies away
from such traditional concerns as staffing and activity levels and toward a single
overriding issue - results. The act requires agencies to set goals, measure
performance, and report on their accomplishments. We accomplish this through the
Strategic Plan and the budget process.
The Strategic Plan identifies three goals to help the agency achieve its mission.
The goal directly applicable to environmental performance is, “Provide for
safe and environmentally sound mineral development of the OCS, and ensure that the public
receives fair value.” To that end, the MMS will strive to show a decrease in
the number of adverse environmental impacts per OCS mineral development activity.
For more information, contact Archie Melançon.
