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Budget & Performance
OMB, OIG, and GAO
- Expectmore.gov program performance from OMB
- Inspector General Audits, Investigative Reports, and Hotline to Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
- GAO High Risk Series– Provides links to major program challenges that are impeding effective government and costing billions of dollars each year. An update of the GAO high-risk series can be found at d09271.pdf
President's Quality Award
EPA is recognized as a leader across federal government in performance management, which includes performance measurement, strategic and annual planning, performance analysis and reporting, and accountability for results. The Agency continues to refine its performance management system to better support decision making and enhance our ability to achieve our mission of protecting human health and the environment. EPA's performance management is based on the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). GPRA requires agencies to develop Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Performance and Accountability Reports.
- Strategic Plan – The roadmap of the Agency's goals and priorities for the next 5 years. Includes strategic goals, objectives, and strategic targets, which define the measurable environmental results we are trying to achieve.
- Annual Performance Plan and Budget – Describes EPA's annual performance targets for the next fiscal year and the funding that EPA believes is necessary to accomplish the Agency's goals and objectives, as discussed in the current Strategic Plan.
- Performance 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. EPA's PAR is released each year in November.
- EPA's FY 2008 Citizens' Report – Supplements the Agency's comprehensive FY 2008 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR).
- EPA's FY 2008 Budget, Performance, and Financial Snapshot
- Annual Financial Statements – Includes EPA's principal financial statements, required by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as well as required supplementary information. The statements are also included in EPA's Annual Performance and Accountability Reports.
- EPAStat Quarterly Report – Provides timely performance data for a number of the Agency's important work areas.
- Program Evaluations – Provide a systematic approach for EPA to learn from past experiences by assessing how well programs are working.
- Performance Measure Template for State Grant Workplans – Developed by EPA in response to OMB's instructions to ". . . develop a standardized template for states to use in reporting results achieved under grant agreements with EPA."
- EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) – Presents a snapshot of environmental conditions and environmental indicators, including trends and analysis of key human health and environmental issues. Many indicators from the ROE are used as the basis for measures in the Strategic Plan.