**POSTPONED** Accountability and Results in Federal Budgeting

Please note that the May 19, 2005 hearing on Accountability and Results in Federal Budgeting has been postponed.

The purpose of this hearing on accountability and results in federal budgeting is to determine what steps are being taken to ensure that federal programs are effective and accountable and to explore in-depth the Program Assessment and Rating Tool (PART), which is used by OMB to assess and evaluate federal programs.