Performance Management

Strategic Plan

The Department’s Strategic Plan is the roadmap to achieving our mission of securing America’s energy future, through energy security, nuclear security, scientific discovery and innovation, environmental responsibility, and management excellence. The Strategic Plan permeates the Department’s policies, priorities, budget planning, and performance management.

Budget

The Annual Budget Request reflects the Department’s spending priorities and details proposed program spending for the coming fiscal year. The budget is linked to the Department’s Strategic Plan and individual program performance to ensure the Department secures America’s energy future while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

2008 Performance and Accountability Report Pilot

The Department participated in the Office of Management and Budget's Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) pilot and has issued the following three component reports required by the pilot: Agency Financial Report, Annual Performance Report and the Citizens' Report.

Agency Financial Report (AFR)
This first pilot component report provides a Secretarial Message, Management's Discussion and Analysis, Financial Results with Auditors' Report, Other Accompanying Information from the CFO and Inspector General.

Annual Performance Report
Annual Performance Report (APR) This second pilot component report provides detailed performance information and descriptions of results by each performance measure, and will be produced in conjunction with the Congressional Budget Justifications.

Citizens' Report
Citizens' Report This third pilot component report summarizes the Department's financial and performance information from the AFR and APR using a forward-looking perspective. Also includes a compact disc (CD) of all three integrated pilot reporting components on the back cover.

Previous year PARs

President’s Management Agenda

The President's Management Agenda is a bold strategy for improving the management and performance of the federal government. The Agenda contains five government-wide goals (Strategic Management of Human Capital, Competitive Sourcing, Improved Financial Performance, Expanded Electronic Government, and Budget and Performance Integration) and nine agency-specific goals to improve federal management and deliver results that matter to the American people.

Government-wide scorecard

Performance and Accountability Rating Tool (PART)

The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) was developed to assess and improve program performance so that the Federal government can achieve better results. A PART review helps identify a program’s strengths and weaknesses to inform funding and management decisions aimed at making the program more effective. The PART therefore looks at all factors that affect and reflect program performance including program purpose and design; performance measurement, evaluations, and strategic planning; program management; and program results. Because the PART includes a consistent series of analytical questions, it allows programs to show improvements over time, and allows comparisons between similar programs.

Dashboard (internal only)

The Executive Dashboard provides key financial and performance information to DOE leadership and managers through a dynamic web based view. Updated monthly, the Dashboard is easy to navigate and allows for users to "drill down" through layers of data.

GAO High-Risk Reports

Since 1990, GAO has identified and reported on government programs and operations at “high risk.” GAO’s High-Risk Series has brought much-needed focus to major program challenges that are impeding effective government and costing billions of dollars each year. GAO has made hundreds of recommendations to executive branch agencies and the Congress aimed at improving these programs. Addressing these high-risk areas will: dramatically improve service to the American public, continue to yield significant financial and non-financial benefits, ensure that the government can deliver on its promises, and strengthen public confidence in the performance and accountability of the federal government.

Improvement Plans (with status of implementation)

Inspector General Audits and Investigative Reports