Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Federal agencies are required to develop strategic plans with long-term, outcome-oriented goals and objectives; annual goals linked to achieving the long-term goals; and annual reports on the results achieved.

FRA began developing and tracking safety performance goals under GPRA in the mid-1990's. Currently, our six goals support the Departrment of Transportation's twin safety objectives: 1) reduce transportation-related accidents, and 2) reduce serious hazardous-materials incidents.

Both FRA's and the Department's most recent safety performance measures and goals are located on the left.