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OPA News Release: [08/06/2004]
Contact Name: Peggy
Abrahamson
Phone Number: (202) 693-5052
U.S. Labor Department Achieves Highest OMB Rating for
Budget and Performance Integration
Labor’s “Green” Rating is for
Progress on President’s Management Agenda Scorecard
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently
achieved the highest rating from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
the Budget and Performance Integration initiative of the President’s
Management Agenda (PMA). President George W. Bush sent his PMA, a strategy for
improving the management and performance of the federal government, to Congress
in the summer of 2001. Relating budget decisions to program performance better
is one of the five critical areas for achieving results under the PMA.
“The Department of Labor has been recognized as a leader in the
implementation of the President’s Management Agenda by adopting
performance-based budgets that set real goals and that hold managers
accountable for achieving those goals,” said Secretary of Labor Elaine L.
Chao. “The PMA has set high standards for performance and is a critical
tool for serving America’s workforce in the 21st
Century.”
The Labor Department is one of only two Cabinet-level departments and is
among five out of 26 federal agencies to achieve a score of “green”
for budget and performance integration. The latest scorecard issued by OMB
reflects progress for the quarter ending June 30, 2004.
DOL’s achievement of green status is related to it making
department- and agency-level goals part of managers’ and employees’
performance standards for many programs. Integrating performance and budgeting
has led to more effective program and resource decisions by federal agencies.
At DOL, such integration has also led to increased communication and
interaction among staff and served as a decision-making tool for program
direction and day-to-day management of DOL programs.
OMB’s scorecard for the President’s Management Agenda tracks
the progress of 26 departments and major agencies for the five government-wide
initiatives aimed at improving results to citizens, including Strategic
Management of Human Capital; Competitive Sourcing; Improved Financial
Performance; Expanded Electronic Government; and Budget and Performance
Integration.
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