The answers to the questions in each of the four sections discussed in Table 1 result in
a numerical score for each section ranging from 0 to 100. These scores are then weighted
to give a summary score, again ranging from 0 to 100, for the program. In the budget
documents explaining PART scoring, OMB states, ‘‘Because reporting a single weighted
numerical rating could suggest false precision, or draw attention away from the very
areas most in need of improvement, numerical scores are combined and translated into..