The inspiration for the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) was the comprehensive, performance-based management and budgeting system of the city of Sunnyvale, California.
These examples are from the model performance budget system praised by the Office of Management and Budget for its effectiveness in supporting both day-to-day program management and accountability for
This is an illustration of a Performance Budget for a local government, showing a 3-level cascading of goals and measures down to a specific program area within the Parks & Recreation Department.
The focus of this paper is to provide a framework for federal financial managers who need to understand the concepts behind performance-based budgeting.
In 1995, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) issued a recommended accounting standard titled "Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts and Standards for the Federal Government"
In October 2001, the General Accounting Office (now Government Accountability Office) issued a report to Congress titled, FFMIA Implementation Critical for Federal Accountability (GAO-02-29).