Q12. To what extent, if at all, do you believe that the following persons or entities pay attention to your agency’s use of performance information in management decision making?
h. The audit community (e.g., GAO, Inspectors General)

  To a very great extent
(percent)
To a great extent
(percent)
To a moderate extent
(percent)
To a small extent
(percent)
To no extent
(percent)
No basis to judge/Not applicable
(percent)
No response
(percent)
Number
of respondents
All Agencies 10.3 17.7 13.0 11.5 7.2 39.1 1.2 2,943
Commerce 14.1 15.4 6.7 12.2 4.3 46.4 0.9 115
Defense 4.2 16.1 11.9 11.5 10.8 45.5 0.0 120
Education 10.1 20.6 15.3 10.1 4.9 37.9 1.2 89
Energy 9.6 26.8 12.8 18.3 3.3 29.2 0.0 93
Housing and Urban Development 13.4 21.0 17.2 8.4 6.7 33.2 0.0 92
Interior 13.7 24.1 8.6 10.8 9.2 29.6 4.1 114
Justice 7.6 11.0 11.7 14.0 7.6 44.7 3.4 95
Labor 13.4 13.6 16.8 9.0 7.0 40.3 0.0 115
State 15.1 22.0 13.3 9.3 4.9 34.8 0.6 106
Veterans Affairs 19.4 23.0 16.8 6.2 3.3 28.1 3.3 111
Agency for International Development 20.6 20.6 27.2 17.4 4.9 9.3 0.0 67
Forest Service 12.1 29.8 9.1 13.3 5.9 29.8 0.0 119
Agriculture-Excludes Forest Service 10.6 16.1 17.3 14.6 3.7 36.6 1.0 119
Environmental Protection Agency 14.6 23.0 18.5 11.6 5.0 27.3 0.0 96
General Services Administration 16.2 24.9 10.0 9.4 4.7 34.8 0.0 106
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 15.5 15.3 17.5 16.0 5.3 29.8 0.5 95
Health and Human Services-Excludes CMS 8.5 9.1 10.7 15.3 16.3 40.0 0.0 101
Federal Emergency Management Agency 11.4 10.9 12.3 15.2 10.0 40.3 0.0 71
Homeland Security-Excludes FEMA 11.2 20.5 12.4 12.4 5.4 37.1 1.0 115
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 21.6 19.7 16.5 10.0 4.8 27.4 0.0 91
National Science Foundation 19.0 14.4 15.3 13.8 7.1 30.4 0.0 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 17.4 22.1 15.7 9.6 4.2 31.0 0.0 94
Office of Personnel Management 16.3 21.9 8.8 13.8 4.7 34.5 0.0 93
Small Business Administration 8.9 16.1 24.5 8.7 5.2 36.1 0.5 107
Social Security Administration 11.0 17.2 14.3 14.9 5.1 34.8 2.6 130
Federal Aviation Administration 12.8 16.7 18.2 9.9 2.4 37.6 2.4 101
Transportation-Excludes FAA 11.3 24.4 13.3 14.1 2.0 34.9 0.0 98
Internal Revenue Service 16.1 16.5 12.2 7.8 3.3 43.3 0.8 139
Treasury-Excludes IRS 7.1 19.5 17.8 10.4 9.7 35.4 0.0 93