tailieunhanh - Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

an effort to ensure the wise use of taxpayers’ money, the federal government has undertaken major initiatives to evaluate the performance and results of federally funded programs, including research and development (R&D) programs. The initiatives include the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), developed in 2002. The latter was designed in the context of “performance budgeting” and “performance measurement” and focused on evaluating the efficiency of programs. Evaluation of R&D programs has proved challenging for federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a mission-oriented agency with a substantial research component. All agencies have experienced difficulties in. | Evaluating Research Efficiency in the . Environmental Protection Agency NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCn. o rx NAnowi AC otMti Evaluating Research Efficiency in the . Environmental Protection Agency Committee on Evaluating the Efficiency of Research and Development Programs at the . Environmental Protection Agency Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy Policy and Global Affairs Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology Division on Earth and Life Studies NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street NW Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This project was supported by Contract 68-C-03-081 between the National Academy of Sciences and the . Environmental Protection Agency. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-309-11684-8 International Standard Book Number-10 0-309-11684-8 Additional copies of this report are available from The National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street NW Box 285 Washington DC 20055 800-624-6242 202-334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area http Copyright 2008 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of .