Program Assessment Rating Tool: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:39, 16 December 2006

Revision as of 01:41, 16 December 2006

Line 1:

The '''Program Assessment Rating Tool''', or '''PART''', is a program run through the United States [[Office of Management and Budget]] instituted by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2002 to rate all federal programs on their effectiveness. As of December 2006, 80 percent of all federal programs have been reviewed, with all programs to be reviewed by 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author =| title=About Us| publisher=ExpectMore.Gov | year=December 2006 | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/about.html| accessdate=2006-12-14}}</ref>

==Current Ratings==

Line 13:

==Reception==

Reaction from the United States Congress has been mixed, with some expressing reservations to the rating system.<ref>{{cite web |author =Amelia Gruber| title=OMB seeks agency outreach on linking performance to budgets| publisher=govexec.com | year=March 4th, 2004 | url=http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0304/030404a1.htm| accessdate=2006-12-14}}</ref>

The program won the 2005 Government Innovators Network Award, noting that the programs reception has led to similar program evaluation systems in Scotland and Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |author =| title=Program Assessment Rating Tool| publisher=Government Innovators Network | year=January 1st, 2006 | url=http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/awards.html?id=7496| accessdate=2006-12-15}}</ref>

==References==