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?
d. Identifying program problems to be addressed

  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 17.9 34.2 22.3 10.1 2.5 3.9 9.1 2,943
Commerce 28.9 24.5 19.8 12.2 1.5 1.9 11.1 115
Defense 14.5 35.7 23.5 11.6 1.0 5.8 7.9 120
Education 13.3 44.1 23.4 4.9 2.0 3.2 9.2 89
Energy 21.5 39.6 23.7 6.5 2.1 2.1 4.4 93
Housing and Urban Development 24.8 38.7 15.1 6.7 2.5 4.2 8.0 92
Interior 18.2 17.8 29.0 20.4 4.1 3.3 7.3 114
Justice 14.4 28.0 18.9 14.4 3.0 4.6 16.7 95
Labor 20.9 36.2 17.6 9.2 5.0 3.0 8.0 115
State 18.6 26.4 25.6 7.2 1.1 8.6 12.6 106
Veterans Affairs 27.9 40.4 20.4 2.2 0.0 1.2 7.8 111
Agency for International Development 23.4 26.6 32.6 1.6 4.9 1.6 9.2 67
Forest Service 8.0 28.3 26.1 24.9 7.6 0.0 5.1 119
Agriculture-Excludes Forest Service 16.6 37.4 20.1 9.7 4.5 5.9 5.9 119
Environmental Protection Agency 19.2 39.6 23.0 7.5 1.1 2.1 7.5 96
General Services Administration 24.5 40.1 18.3 3.6 4.5 2.3 6.8 106
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 20.8 43.2 19.9 5.8 2.9 0.0 7.3 95
Health and Human Services-Excludes CMS 19.1 31.4 22.2 7.4 6.3 2.1 11.6 101
Federal Emergency Management Agency 20.9 29.8 15.2 13.7 1.7 0.0 18.7 71
Homeland Security-Excludes FEMA 9.7 40.8 21.5 9.9 3.0 4.1 10.9 115
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 31.1 35.6 17.3 5.2 2.4 1.0 7.3 91
National Science Foundation 36.2 29.8 21.2 0.0 1.8 1.5 9.5 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 34.1 35.0 22.5 4.2 2.0 1.1 1.0 94
Office of Personnel Management 16.1 32.3 26.6 7.9 6.1 1.2 9.8 93
Small Business Administration 24.5 31.7 21.9 10.4 3.6 2.1 5.7 107
Social Security Administration 28.7 34.5 19.2 3.6 1.7 3.4 8.8 130
Federal Aviation Administration 14.7 33.6 28.5 8.7 4.8 1.2 8.5 101
Transportation-Excludes FAA 14.2 36.7 25.5 8.3 6.1 1.0 8.3 98
Internal Revenue Service 21.2 35.7 21.2 8.4 3.3 3.3 6.9 139
Treasury-Excludes IRS 23.5 30.8 26.4 4.3 4.3 3.6 7.1 93