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Program Assessment Rating Tool

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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 July 2008, 98 percent of all federal programs have been reviewed.

History

The PART was introduced in the 2004 Fiscal Year Federal budget, and explained by the Bush Administration as a program that built upon previous efforts of American Presidents to make sure federal programs were accountable and achieved results.[1]

Utilization

President Bush used the rating tool to partially justify cuts or elimination of 150 programs in his 2006 FY budget.[2]

Result 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Effective 6% 11% 15% 15% 17% 19%
Moderately Effective 24% 26% 26% 29% 30% 32%
Adequate 15% 20% 26% 28% 28% 29%
Ineffective 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3%
Results Not Demonstrated 50% 38% 29% 24% 22% 17%
Total Programs Reviewed 234 407 607 793 977 1017

Reception

Reaction from the United States Congress has been mixed.[3] Scholars at the Heritage Foundation support the program and its potential to reduce the size of government.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FY 2004 Budget Chapter Introducing the PART: Rating the Performance of Federal Programs". whitehouse.gov. February 7, 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  2. ^ Amelia Gruber (February 7, 2005). "Program assessments factor into Bush plan to trim deficit". govexec.com. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  3. ^ Amelia Gruber (March 4, 2004). "OMB seeks agency outreach on linking performance to budgets". govexec.com. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  4. ^ Keith Miller and Alison Acosta Fraser (January 9, 2004). ""PART" of the Solution: The Performance Assessment Ratings Tool". Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  5. ^ "Program Assessment Rating Tool". Government Innovators Network. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
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