Transcript VIRTUAL CAP - How Not to Reinvent the Wheel

The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
An Updated Government Performance and Results Act:
What it means for CSBG
Presented May 12, 2011
by Jovita A. Tolbert
National Association for
State Community Services Programs
Setting the Stage
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The Administration has committed to
building a government that works
smarter and more efficiently to deliver
results
The Accountable Government Initiative
Government spending under scrutiny
due to our current fiscal situation
Setting the Stage, cont.
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Federal Agencies adopting an
evidence-based culture
Strategies for developing evidence
Basic collection of program outcomes
and information
Performance measurement and
evaluation
EVALUATION THAT MEASURES A PROGRAM’S
IMPACT AGAINST A COMPARISON GROUP
GPRA Modernization Act 2010
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Builds on the strengths of GPRA
1993 and addresses its weaknesses
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Signed into law early January 2011
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Initiated by Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
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Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
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Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Based on 15+ years of experience
and GAO reports
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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WHAT: To require quarterly performance
assessments of government programs
WHY: To assess government agency
performance and improvement
HOW: Establish government agency
performance improvement officers and
the Performance Improvement Council
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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150 significant changes to the
current GPRA
Implementation will take several
years
Increase the use of performance
information in program decisionmaking…results oriented approach
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
Agency Strategic Plans –
The head of each federal agency must
make public the agency’s strategic plan
(duration of 4+ years) and notify the
President and Congress of its availability
*Plans drafted by federal employees only
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Strategic Plans, cont. –
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A comprehensive mission statement
General goals and objectives, including
outcome-oriented goals, for the major
functions and operations of the agency
A description of how any goals and
objectives contribute to the Federal
Government priority goals
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Strategic Plans, cont. –
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A description of how the goals and
objectives are to be achieved including…
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How the agency is working with other
agencies
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How the goals and objectives incorporate
views and suggestions obtained through
Congressional consultations
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Strategic Plans, cont. –
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How the performance goals provided
contribute to the general goals and
objectives in the strategic plan
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Key factors external to the agency that could
significantly affect the achievement of the
general goals and objectives
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Strategic Plans, cont. –
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Program evaluations used in establishing
or revising general goals and objectives,
with a schedule for future program
evaluations to be conducted
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Changes may only be made after
consult with Congress and ENTITIES
POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Performance Plans
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Establish performance goals to define
performance to be achieved during the
year
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Express such goals in an objective,
quantifiable, and measurable form
unless authorized to be in an alternative
form
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Performance Plans, cont.
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Provide a description of how the
performance goals are to be achieved…
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Clearly defined milestones
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Identification of agency officials responsible
for each performance goal, known as Goal
Leaders…
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Performance Plans, cont.
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Establish balanced performance
indicators to measure or assess
progress toward each performance goal
(i.e. customer service, outcomes, etc.)
Establish a basis for comparing actual
program results with the established
performance goals
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Performance Plans, cont.
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Describe how the agency will ensure the
accuracy and reliability of the data used to
measure progress
IDENTIFY LOW-PRIORITY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
based on analysis of their contribution to the
mission/goals of the agency; include
evidence-based justification for designating a
program low-priority
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Agency Performance Plans, cont.
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Alternative Form – If an agency and OMB
determine its not feasible to express
performance goals for a program activity,
the Director of OMB may authorize and
alternative form
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
Federal Government Priority Goals
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Outcome-oriented goals covering a limited
number of crosscutting policy areas
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Goals for management improvements
needed across the Federal Government,
including—
a)
financial management; human capital
management; technology management;
procurement and acquisition management; and
real property management.
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
Federal Government Performance
Plans - The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall
coordinate with agencies to develop the
Federal Government performance
plan…for submission with each
budget…Publicly Accessible information
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Federal Performance Plans, cont.
The federal performance plan will…
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Establish Federal Government
performance goals to define the level of
performance to be achieved during the
year… addresses each of the Federal
Government priority goals
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Federal Performance Plans, cont.
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Identify those (agencies, organizations,
etc.) contributing to each performance
goal during the current fiscal year
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Identify a lead government official to be
responsible for coordinating the efforts to
achieve each goal
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Federal Performance Plans, cont.
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Establish common Federal Government
performance indicators with Quarterly
Targets and Quarterly Milestones
Identify major management challenges
and describe plans to address them
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
Reporting of Agency Performance
Data
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Publicly Accessible
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Compares actual performance achieved
with the performance goals established
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Available yearly
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Reporting Performance Data, cont.
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Includes actual results for the 5
preceding fiscal years
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If applicable, explains why a goal or
goals were not met… a performance
improvement plan is required (agency
may ask for additional funding)
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Reporting Performance Data, cont.
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OMB reports unmet goals to…
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Agency heads
Senate Committee on Homeland Security &
Government Affairs
House Committee on Oversight &
Government Reform
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
GPRA Modernization Act, cont.
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Reporting Performance Data, cont.
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If goals are unmet for 3 consecutive years
OMB submits recommendations to
Congress including…
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Reauthorization Proposals
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Statutory Changes
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Executive Action
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Reduction or Termination in President’s
Budget
Summary
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Congress may have to change its behavior
The law requires greater consultation with
Congress in the designation of crosscutting and agency-level priority goals, as
well as in the development of agency
strategic plans
Congress will have to find new ways to
coordinate its own efforts across
committee jurisdictions
Summary, cont.
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The new law is aligned with the
Administration’s performance agenda
It adds requirements for priority-setting
and frequent performance reviews by
senior leaders
Shift emphasis from production of annual
reports to using information to motivate
and illuminate ways to improve
What It Means for CSBG…
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The Administration differentiates between
PERFORMANCE/PROGRAM MEASUREMENT and
PROGRAM EVALUATION
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Performance Measurement, like ROMA, is
important, BUT Program Evaluation via
EVIDENCE-BASED information is driving
policy and funding decisions
What It Means for CSBG, cont.
Program Measurement
Tracks progress toward intended
program outcomes, but does not
compare outcomes to alternative
programs or the status quo
What It Means for CSBG, cont.
Program Evaluation
Rigorous evaluations to determine the
impact of programs and practices on
outcomes complementing the performance
measurement and performance
management practices
NOTE: Evaluations determine whether programs produce
outcomes superior to alternative policy choices, or not putting
a policy in place at all. They show what works.
What It Means for CSBG, cont.
“The best government programs embrace a
culture where performance measurement and
evaluation are regularly used and
complement one another.”
~ Obama Administration
We’ve got performance measurement and
now must work toward RIGOROUS PROGRAM
EVALUATION to definitively say CSBG Works!
What It Means for CSBG, cont.
HHS PRINCIPALS FOR CSBG REFORM:
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Place-based services to address the
causes and impacts of poverty
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Direct limited resources to agencies
that can most effectively serve high
need communities
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Promote EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
to achieve results
What It Means for CSBG, cont.
HHS PRINCIPALS FOR CSBG REFORM:
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Maximize the percentage of funding
devoted to high quality community
services RATHER THAN general
administrative expenses
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Operate with the highest possible level
of program integrity
Where Does this Leave Us?
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What are your CAAs’ high priority goals?
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What are the cross-cutting goals?
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Does your CAA move individuals from poverty to
self-sufficiency? How many people per year?
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What performance measurement/program
measurement data do you have to prove this?
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What PROGRAM EVALUATION/EVIDENCE
BASED DATA do you have to prove this?
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