Title: Evaluation in the federal government : changes, trends, and opportunities /
Authors: Wye, Christopher G.; Sonnichsen, Richard C.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Public administration United States Decision making.; Public administration United States Evaluation.; Administrative agencies United States Evaluation; Federal government United States Evaluation.; United States Politics and government.
Contents: Transmittal letter : program evaluation issues / Charles A. Bowsher -- Why program evaluation is important / General Accounting Office -- The Value of evaluation / Elliott L. Richardson -- The erosion of federal program evaluation / Harry S. Havens -- Executive branch program evaluation : an upturn soon? / Eleanor Chelimsky -- Meeting the market for quality evaluation in education / Alan Ginsburg -- Evaluation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development / David B. Rymph -- The Inspectors General / Michael F. Mangano -- The Office of Management and Budget : a continuing search for useful information / Christopher G. Wye -- The evolution of federal personnel management evaluation / Deborah Jordan -- Evaluation in the General Services Administration : adapting for greater efficiency and utility / Caleb Kriesberg -- Expanding evaluation capabilities in the General Accounting Office / Eleanor Chelimsky -- The Congressional Budget Office : an emphasis on cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis / Dawn W. De Vere -- The Congressional Research Service / Barbara Poitras Duffy -- The analytical work of the Office of Technology Assessment / Elizabeth A. Hildes -- Rebuilding capacity / General Accounting Office.