Evaluating research efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluating research efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency /

Introduction: The government performance and results act, the program assessment rating tool, and the Environmental Protection Agency -- Efficiency metrics used by the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal research and development programs -- Are the efficiency metrics used by the federa...

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Corporate Authors: Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.). Committee on Evaluating the Efficiency of Research and Development Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008
Subjects:
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Rules and practice.
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Management > Evaluation.
United States. > Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
Research > United States > Evaluation.
Federal government > United States.
Administrative agencies > United States > Management > Evaluation.
Science and state > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Introduction: The government performance and results act, the program assessment rating tool, and the Environmental Protection Agency
  • Efficiency metrics used by the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal research and development programs
  • Are the efficiency metrics used by the federal research and development programs sufficient and outcome-based?
  • A model for evaluating research and development programs
  • Findings, principles, and recommendations
  • - Appendices
  • Boxes, figures and tables.

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