analysis, making the use of this information more transparent, and stimulating agency
interest in budget and performance integration.4 OMB and agency staff said this helped
OMB staff with varying levels of experience focus on similar issues. One of PART’s
major impacts was its ability to highlight OMB’s recommended changes in program
management and design. Much of PART’s potential value lies in the related program
recommendations, but realizing these benefits requires sustained attention to implementation
and oversight to determine whether the desired results are achieved. GAO cautioned
that OMB needed to be cognizant of this as it considers capacity and workload
issues in PART.