Creating a Performance-Driven Federal Government

Since the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) in 1993, the federal government has gradually expanded the use of performance management techniques, culminating with the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010.

For any administration that is serious about improving federal government performance, the act provides a workable framework. The primary management challenge faced by the White House will not be to establish a new reform agenda. Instead, it will be to create the conditions