.For each program assessment, PART summary worksheets were published in a separate
volume starting with the President’s FY 2004 budget request. For the FY 2005 and
2006 budgets, similar information was provided on the OMB website and in an accompanying
CD-ROM. The detailed, supporting worksheets for each program were posted
on OMB’s website. For programs assessed and published with the budget for the first
time, all summary sheets display the program’s goals and measures, budget information,
significant findings, and recommendations (also known as follow-up program actions).
Beginning with the FY 2006 budget, summary sheets for programs that have been reassessed
or originally published with the FY 2004 or 2005 budgets include information
on when the program was last assessed and the status of the follow-up actions. Status
ranges from ‘‘no action taken’’ to ‘‘action taken but not completed’’ to ‘‘completed.’’ For
FY 2007 reporting of PART results, OMB’s PART recommendations are generally
aimed at improving program design, management, funding, and/or assessment. They can
be general or very specific. Examples of recommendations for each of the four categories
are shown in Table 4.