... uses the terms inputs, outputs, and out-comes as defined by OMB, except as modified and discussed below: • Inputs are agency resources—such as funding, facilities, and human capital—that support ... involves inputs and outputs. Its evaluation asks how well research processes are managed. It monitors activities, such as publications, grants reviewed and awarded, and laboratory analyses conducted ... “intermediate outcomes,” such as timely submission of comprehensive science assessments for scheduled regulatory re-views. While intermediate outcomes can be useful metrics, the committee found that ultimate-outcome-based...