Development and Implementation of a Process for Establishing Chesapeake Bay Program's Monitoring Program Priorities and Objectives

In response to request from the CBP, STAC conducted a three-part review in partnership with the CBP representatives, and the CBP Watershed Partners Senior Managers in order to provide framework and method for establishing the priorities and objectives of the monitoring program. It meets the larger mission specified by external reviews by the General Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by providing a repeatable, defensible, and collaborative process. The outcome of this process can be used to re-align, if necessary, the monitoring program with the objectives of the CBP partnership. This process does not make, or endorse, specific recommendations for monitoring program re-design.