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PART was spearheaded by OMB Director [[Mitch Daniels]]. OMB staff designed PART and set the final evaluation assigned to a program.

By the end of the Bush administration, PART had been applied to over 1,000 federal programs, representing 98% of the [[Federal budget of the United States|federal budget]].

==History==

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==Implementation==

PART was a [[Surveying|survey]] instrument, developed by OMB staff with outside advice. The instrument asked 25-30 questions divided into four categories:

* program purpose and design

* strategic planning

* program management

* program results

Based on the responses, programs were given a numerical score that aligned with a categorical scale of performance ranging from effective, moderately effective, adequate or ineffective.

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Efforts to institutionalize the PART into a permanent process failed in Congress, and PART was viewed with suspicion by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] lawmakers in particular.

== External links ==

Actual PART assessment at George W. Bush online presidential archives: https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/omb/expectmore/part.html

==References==

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== External links ==

Actual PART assessment at George W. Bush online presidential archives: https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/omb/expectmore/part.html

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