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This Research Produced a Series of Logic Models Describing Coast Guard Missions

• Using Coast Guard documentation and discussions with subject-matter experts, the authors developed logic models that describe each of the service's 11 statutory missions in detail. These logic models include the outcomes, accomplishments, and activities (collectively termed "elements") associated with each mission, as well as relationships among them.
• The elements of these logic models suggest suitable areas for performance measurement.

Existing Metrics Do Not Capture All the Elements of These Models

• Existing metrics capture only 29 percent of the elements of the logic models.
• Of the existing metrics, 48 percent have high validity, 74 percent have high reliability, and 82 percent have high feasibility; only 34 percent rate highly on all three criteria.

The Authors Developed a Menu of Potential Additional Performance Measures Addressing All Elements of the Models

• The potential measures either cover unaddressed elements or offer higher levels of validity, reliability, and/or feasibility than existing metrics.
• These measures are grouped by mission and aligned with specific elements of the logic models.
• The Coast Guard can select the potential measures that address its most critical operational issues.

The Authors Developed a Framework for Applying Metrics to Make Decisions

• By using a structured framework, the Coast Guard can use metrics more effectively to aid operational-level decisions.