EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - AN ASSESSMENT

The report assesses the extent to which evaluation within the Department of Transportation is an established part of the management process and the extent to which evaluation activities are aimed at serving congressional and executive branch decisionmaking needs. The report also contains recommendations on how the usefulness of these activities can be improved.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=PAD-79-13
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1979-4-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 99 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Evaluation; Federal government; Management; Performance; PERT; Project management; Quality of work; Recommendations; Research; Strategic planning; Transportation departments
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Management methods; Project analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00198059
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAD-79-13 Cong Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1979 12:00AM