Q8. For those program(s)/operation(s)/project(s) that you are involved with, to what extent, if at all, do you use the information obtained from performance measurement when participating in the following activities?
b. Setting program priorities

  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 16.6 33.1 21.6 10.4 3.7 5.0 9.5 2,943
Commerce 21.9 36.9 16.3 9.1 2.8 1.9 11.1 115
Defense 13.4 31.6 22.7 11.8 4.8 6.8 8.9 120
Education 16.8 42.6 19.3 9.3 1.2 5.6 5.2 89
Energy 18.3 35.4 30.3 6.4 1.0 4.3 4.4 93
Housing and Urban Development 26.9 33.2 18.5 2.9 5.0 6.7 6.7 92
Interior 16.9 21.9 29.0 19.8 2.0 2.0 8.4 114
Justice 11.7 28.4 17.8 15.2 3.0 6.4 17.4 95
Labor 19.6 32.6 18.5 10.9 6.3 5.0 7.0 115
State 17.4 24.0 29.6 5.0 4.3 7.0 12.6 106
Veterans Affairs 24.4 42.1 18.0 6.6 0.0 1.1 7.8 111
Agency for International Development 20.1 26.6 27.2 4.3 4.9 4.9 11.9 67
Forest Service 7.0 37.4 32.3 13.5 5.7 0.0 4.2 119
Agriculture-Excludes Forest Service 13.1 36.1 24.0 9.9 4.9 6.9 4.9 119
Environmental Protection Agency 17.4 44.5 16.6 8.6 1.1 4.3 7.5 96
General Services Administration 21.3 39.9 18.3 8.1 3.4 2.3 6.8 106
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 20.1 35.2 22.1 6.3 5.3 3.6 7.3 95
Health and Human Services-Excludes CMS 17.6 26.1 23.7 10.5 5.3 5.3 11.6 101
Federal Emergency Management Agency 13.0 42.9 5.7 14.7 5.0 0.0 18.7 71
Homeland Security-Excludes FEMA 15.1 37.1 16.7 13.1 4.0 3.1 10.9 115
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19.8 38.3 22.1 6.3 1.0 4.2 8.4 91
National Science Foundation 20.9 29.8 29.1 7.1 1.8 1.8 9.5 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 24.4 44.8 19.0 7.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 94
Office of Personnel Management 17.9 25.1 27.3 10.2 6.1 2.4 11.0 93
Small Business Administration 18.3 38.5 20.9 6.2 3.6 6.8 5.7 107
Social Security Administration 29.6 38.2 13.9 3.4 1.7 4.5 8.8 130
Federal Aviation Administration 17.1 27.8 28.5 7.3 4.8 5.9 8.5 101
Transportation-Excludes FAA 14.1 41.8 21.5 6.2 8.1 0.0 8.3 98
Internal Revenue Service 18.3 32.3 25.3 5.1 3.3 7.4 8.4 139
Treasury-Excludes IRS 17.5 42.7 15.2 8.3 4.3 4.8 7.1 93