1US Federal Government. FY2004 Budget. p47,p51, p51.
2This Argument Came from the Author' s Interviews with Former OMB Experts Robert Shea and John Kamenskey.
3Statement of Jeffrey D. Zients, Before the Budget Committee United States Senate, Oct. 29, 2009. http://www. whitehouse, gov/omb/legislative _ testimony _ default/.
4Statement of Jeffrey D. Zients, Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, September 24, 2009. The Author Presented in this Hearing. http://www, whitehouse, gov/omb/legis- lative testimony default/.
5Vassia Gueorguieva, Jean Accius et al.. The Program Assessment Rating Tool and the Government Performance and Result Act: Evaluating Conflicts and Disconnections. The American Review of Public Administration, Volume 39, Number 3, May 2009.