On September 7,1993, the National Performance Review (NPR)-the administration's major management reform initiative-issued a report containing 384 recommendations intended to make the government 'work better and cost less.' NPR subsequently identified a series of 1,203 action items necessary to implement these recommendations. In its September 7, 1995, report, NPR said that agencies reported to it that nearly one-third, or 380, of the action items had been completed. This report responds to your request that the GAO review the completion status of the 380 action items that NPR said were completed.

The National Performance Review (NPR), issued in September 1993, contained 384 recommendations that covered 27 federal agencies and 14 government systems, and was intended to make the government "work better and cost less." The NPR subsequently identified a series of 1,203 action items necessary to implement these recommendations. In its September 1995 report, NPR said that agencies reported to it that nearly one-third or 380, of the action items had been completed. This report reviews the completion status of the 380 action items that NPR said were completed.