OMB PART Summaries by Strategic Goal - Combined Strategic Goal 7: Democracy and Human Rights and Strategic Goal 8: Economic Prosperity and Security
FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report
Bureau of Resource Management
November 2004
Strategic Goal 7,8: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS / ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SECURITY
| Title or Topic |
Coordination of Support for East European Democracy (SEED) and Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (FSA) |
| Evaluator |
Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) |
| Department Contact |
A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) |
| Scores and Ratings |
- CY 2003: Results Not Demonstrated
- CY 2004: Effective
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- Unclear linkage between BPP/MPP process & Coordinator's office budget allocation process.
- SEED and FSA annual reports do not contain sectoral performance measures.
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| Major Actions Taken or That Will be Taken |
- The MPP/BPP, Annual Reports and Country phase out process have been synchronized to guide budget allocation decisions.
- Posts included sectoral performance measures in their 2003 Annual Report submissions.
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| PART Performance Measures |
Long Term Measures:
- Ensure the coordination of the transitions to democratic institutions and free market economic systems in SEED and FSA countries is irreversible.
- Democracy assistance phased out as transitions become irreversible in each country.
- Economic assistance phased out as transitions become irreversible in each country.
Annual Measures:
- Review country assistance phase-out timeframes annually as part of the Annual Report and MPP review processes to reconfirm that established phase-out timeframes are still accurate.
- Countries monitored annually for achievement of MPP targets and action taken as necessary, i.e. effectiveness.
- Ensures that performance data reported in Annual Reports and MPPs are of sufficient quality and relevance to make phase out decisions.
- Ensure efficient use of assistance.
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