OVERSIGHT OF OMB’S GPRA STRATEGIC PLAN HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OCTOBER 6, 1997 Serial No. 105-100 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ae U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ar311 WASHINGTON : 1998 Forsale by the US. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-056551-0COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois ‘TOM LANTOS, Californi CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland ROBERT E, WISE, Jn., West Virginia CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX, California PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California JOHN M. McHUGH, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York STEPHEN HORN, nia THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia DC DAVID M. McINTOSH, Indiana CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania ‘MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana ELIJAH E, CUMMINGS, Maryland JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Ulinois STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio DANNY K. DAVIS, Ilinoia ‘MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts Carolina JIM TURNER, Texas JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine PETE SESSIONS, Texas HAROLD E. FORD, Jr., Tennessee MICHAEL PAPPAS, New Jersey _— VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BOB BARR, Georgia Undependent) ROB PORTMAN, Ohio Kevin BINGER, Staff Director Danie R. Mout, Deputy Staff Director WILLIAM MoscHELta, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian duprra McCoy, Chief Clerk Punt ScHnLino, Minority Staff Director ‘SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY STEPHEN HORN, California, Chairman PETE SESSIONS, Texas CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida MAJOR R. OWENS, New York MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Ilinois Carolina DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire ROB PORTMAN, Ohio EX OFFICIO DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. RUSSELL GEORGE, Staff Director and Chief Counsel JouN HYNES, Professional Staff Member ‘ANDREA MILLER, Clerk ‘MARK STEPHENSON, Minority Professional Staff Member anCONTENTS Hearing held on October 6, 1997 ....... Statement of: Desexe, G. Edward, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Management and iu Posner, Paul L., Director of Budget Issues, U.S. General Accountiny Office, accompanied by J. Christopher Mihm, Assistant Director, Fe gral Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, U.S. General Accounting Office Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record b; Davis, Hon. Danny K, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, ol prepared statement of . DeSeve, G. Edward, Acting Deputy Director, Oiice of Management and m Followup questions and responses Information concerning year 2000 activities . Prepared statement of Selected major OMB statutory authorities Horn, Hon. Stephen, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement of .. Posner, Paul L., Director of Budget Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, prepared statement of .. am 32