INSTRUCTIONS
1800 words essays APA style
One of the final stages in the policy process is the evaluation stage. Evaluation, according to Anderson, consists of the estimation, appraisal, or assessment of a policy, its content, implementation, goal attainment, and other effects. The results of the evaluation are then utilized to strengthen, modify, or terminate the policy. Thus, the evaluation stage is one of feedback for policymakers. One governmental organization that is charged with evaluating the programs of administrative agencies is the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Other executive departments have undersecretaries whose job is to prepare evaluation reports on the various programs under the control of the department. Some of these departments are the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Choose a recent report from the GAO or one of the executive departments on a substantive policy area that interests you. After reading the report, answer the following questions: