The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 is one of a series of laws designed to improve government performance management. The GPRA requires agencies to engage in performance management tasks such as setting goals, measuring results, and reporting their progress. In order to comply with the GPRA, agencies produce strategic plans, performance plans, and conduct gap analysis of projects. The GPRA established project planning, strategic planning, and set up a framework of reporting for agencies to show the progress they make towards achieving their goals.

Significance:

• Required Goal Setting, Measurement, and Reporting of performance
• Aids Congress in their ability to manage programs based on performance for each fiscal year.
• Improve the performance of all federal agencies and measure their effectiveness.
• Compare current results to previous years as a measure of effectiveness.