Q7. To what extent, if at all, do you agree with the following statements as they relate to performance measures for the program(s)/operation(s)/project(s) that you are involved with?
a. We have performance measures that tell us how many things we produce or services we provide. (Output measures)

  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 26.4 27.8 20.6 8.3 3.8 1.3 11.8 2,943
Commerce 28.9 34.9 16.0 3.9 3.3 0.9 12.1 115
Defense 23.1 26.5 23.5 9.2 4.8 0.2 12.7 120
Education 30.2 19.4 27.3 7.3 6.1 3.2 6.4 89
Energy 20.5 37.3 19.4 10.8 3.3 3.2 5.4 93
Housing and Urban Development 39.9 31.5 10.9 5.9 2.5 0.0 9.2 92
Interior 23.7 15.9 33.1 11.2 6.1 0.2 9.8 114
Justice 18.6 27.7 19.3 8.7 1.1 3.4 21.2 95
Labor 35.2 24.1 20.3 6.3 1.0 1.0 12.0 115
State 22.8 24.6 17.1 11.0 6.5 2.1 15.9 106
Veterans Affairs 36.2 30.0 17.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 6.7 111
Agency for International Development 32.1 24.4 18.5 4.3 3.3 0.0 17.4 67
Forest Service 15.7 43.4 26.2 5.7 1.9 1.0 6.1 119
Agriculture-Excludes Forest Service 19.5 34.7 22.3 10.1 4.5 1.0 7.9 119
Environmental Protection Agency 36.4 25.4 15.0 9.5 2.0 1.1 10.7 96
General Services Administration 27.3 35.8 18.8 2.3 3.4 1.1 11.3 106
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 22.6 30.1 20.4 9.0 6.0 4.6 7.3 95
Health and Human Services-Excludes CMS 29.2 27.6 17.4 5.8 4.2 2.1 13.7 101
Federal Emergency Management Agency 18.5 30.8 20.6 6.4 1.7 0.0 22.0 71
Homeland Security-Excludes FEMA 26.5 24.1 21.0 12.2 2.1 1.0 13.1 115
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 28.9 37.8 11.5 10.3 2.1 1.0 8.4 91
National Science Foundation 27.9 26.4 19.3 8.3 4.9 3.7 9.5 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 55.5 29.6 9.4 3.3 0.0 1.1 1.0 94
Office of Personnel Management 25.9 42.2 12.5 6.7 2.4 0.0 10.3 93
Small Business Administration 42.7 27.5 17.8 3.1 1.0 0.5 7.3 107
Social Security Administration 37.7 34.5 13.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 11.3 130
Federal Aviation Administration 29.0 28.3 19.6 8.3 3.6 1.2 10.1 101
Transportation-Excludes FAA 19.4 30.6 24.4 9.2 6.2 2.1 8.3 98
Internal Revenue Service 31.6 24.1 18.6 7.4 9.0 2.5 6.9 139
Treasury-Excludes IRS 39.4 24.0 13.8 12.1 1.2 1.2 8.3 93