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Agency Scorecards

Good intentions and good beginnings are not the measure of success. What matters in the end is completion: performance and results. Not just making promises, but making good on promises.

Fiscal responsibility requires sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars. This means that once the Congress and the President decide on overall spending levels, taxpayer dollars should be managed to maximize results. The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is creating a results-oriented Government where each agency and program is managed professionally and efficiently and achieves the results expected by the Congress and the American people.

The PMA measures the Government’s progress toward these goals through the use of the Executive Branch Management Scorecard. The Administration will use this scorecard to track how well departments and agencies are executing the management initiatives, and where they stand at a given point in time against the overall standards for success.

The scorecard employs a simple "traffic light" grading system common today in well-run businesses: green for success, yellow for mixed results, and red for unsatisfactory. Scores are based on five standards for success defined by the President’s Management Council and discussed with experts throughout government and academe, including individual fellows from the National Academy of Public Administration.

The standards for financial management, for example, were reviewed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Under each of the five standards, an agency is "green" if it meets all of the standards for success, "yellow" if it has achieved some but not all of the criteria, and "red" if it has even one of any number of serious flaws. For example, in financial management, an agency is "red" if its books are in such poor condition that auditors cannot express an opinion on the agency's financial statements.

As a result of the PMA, the Federal Government is better managed and achieving greater results. It is managing its finances and investments more professionally and efficiently. It is providing better service to the American people. The Government is getting the people it needs to accomplish its mission at the best value to the taxpayer. Most important, it is evaluating its performance; asking what works, what does not, and what to do about it. This discipline is a necessary part of the President’s call for greater fiscal discipline.

The Standards for Success and the scorecard ratings for each quarter are also available at Results.gov.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH MANAGEMENT SCORECARD
STATUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003
AGENCIES
Human
Capital
Com-
petitive Sourcing
Financial
Perf.
E-Gov
Budget/
Perf.
Integration
AGRICULTURE HTML
PDF
COMMERCE HTML
PDF
DEFENSE HTML
PDF
EDUCATION HTML
PDF
ENERGY HTML
PDF
EPA HTML
PDF
HHS HTML
PDF
HOMELAND HTML
PDF
HUD HTML
PDF
INTERIOR HTML
PDF
JUSTICE HTML
PDF
LABOR HTML
PDF
STATE-IAD HTML
PDF
TRANSPORTATION HTML
PDF
TREASURY HTML
PDF
VA HTML
PDF
AID  
CORPS OF ENGINEERS HTML
PDF
GSA HTML
 PDF
NASA HTML
PDF
NSF HTML
PDF
OMB  
 
OPM HTML
 PDF
SBA HTML
PDF
SMITHSONIAN HTML
PDF 
SSA HTML
PDF
OTHER AGENCIES HTML
PDF
See file for further information
  arrows indicate change in status since baseline evaluation on September 30, 2003.

Over time, the scores should improve as departments and agencies correct the problems. The Administration will update this report twice a year and issue a mid-year report during the summer. This Administration will not indulge in grade inflation; we will hold ourselves responsible and report honestly when progress is too slow.

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