Performance and Accountability 2001 Homepage Management Discussion and Analysis OPM's Mission and Strategic Goals FY 2001 Performance Summary Resources Used to Accomplish Goals Quality of Performance Data Analysis of Our Financial Performance Systems, Controls and Legal Compliance Looking Ahead Limitations of the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Management Discussion and Analysis

Quality of Performance Data

 

The performance information presented in this report, particularly as it relates to whether goals were met or not met, accurately represents OPM's performance during the fiscal year. The quality of performance information improved during FY 2001 as the agency continued to refine the statement of program outcomes and evolve those outcomes into annual goals. Because of this tighter focus on what it is trying to accomplish as an agency, and a better definition of the outcomes expected from those actions, OPM has reduced the number of goals described in its performance plans - there were 118 annual goals in the FY 2000 performance plan, but only 87 in the FY 2001 plan, 83 in the FY 2002 plan, and 57 in FY 2003. This brings added clarity to OPM's annual performance report.

The agency has also reduced the number of measures and indicators as it continues to implement its corporate measurement framework. In accordance with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act, OPM is committed to ensuring that reported performance information is accurate and based on reliable information. OPM constantly seeks to improve its data collection and monitoring techniques. The agency's current methods to assure the reliability of its performance information include the following:

• Traditional reviews and audits by the Office of the Inspector General and the General Accounting Office that may identify issues.
  
  
• Review of GPRA reports by departmental management.
  
  
• Executing performance planning and reporting through the agency-level GPRA Working Group.

The GPRA Working Group is led by OPM's Director of Strategic Planning and Performance Reporting and is comprised of representatives from each OPM program office. The Working Group is responsible for the development of OPM's strategic plan and performance measurement framework. Working directly with agency budget officers, the Working Group develops OPM's annual performance plans and performance reports. A sub-committee of the Working Group, the Measurement Team, works with the individual program offices to develop annual performance goals and establish performance measures and indicators within the corporate measurement framework. The Measurement Team also reviews all program office performance reports and gleans from these internal documents the information presented in the agency's Performance and Accountability Report.

 

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