This report documents the findings of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the information resources management aspects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-511) which went into effect on April 1, 1981. (This law was enacted as a result of concerns that the government must improve its collection, use, and dissemination of information.) Data for this study, which was conducted in 1987, was collected through: (1) interviews with and information obtained from the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration; (2) interviews with information resources management officials at the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Labor, and Health and Human Services; and (3) a review of literature related to either information resources management or the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following Information resources management problems that continue to exist in government agencies were identified: (1) inadequate planning processes; (2) lost potential savings due to improper management of information resources; (3) overlapping systems containing duplicate information within agencies; and (4) lack of focus on the broader objectives of the act. It was also found that none of the agencies studied had established criteria for determining achievement of the act's objectives. (CGD)