Federal Agency FY 2013 Priority Goals

Following are the 103 Agency Priority Goals listed in the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget. Theywere developed in response to the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. Details behindthese goals can be foundhere. Agencies are required to convene reviews on their  progress towards these goals at least quarterly.

 Department of Agriculture

Priority Goal:

 

Further improve the high payment accuracy of the Supplemental NutritionAssistance Program (SNAP).

By September 30, 2013, USDA will improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment accuracy rate, which is at an all-time high of 96.2 percent.

Goal Leader:

Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Priority Goal:

 

Assist rural communities to build and maintain prosperity throughincreased agricultural exports.

By September 30, 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) will expand U.S. agricultural exports to at least $150 billion to assist rural communitiesto build and maintain prosperity through increased agricultural exports.

Goal Leader:

Darci Vetter, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Priority Goal:

 

Accelerate the protection of clean, abundant water resources byimplementing high impact targeted (HIT) practices

through USDA's Forest Service, NaturalResource Conservation Service, and Farm Service Agency programs on 4 million acres withincritical and/or impaired watersheds. By September 30, 2013, quantify improvements in water quality by developing and implementing an interagency outcome metric within 2-4 pilotwatersheds.

Goal Leader:

Ann Mills, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

 Department of Commerce

Priority Goal:

 

Expand Broadband Service to Communities.

By September 30, 2013, theDepartment will increase the nation's broadband infrastructure developed through the BroadbandTechnology Opportunities Program (BTOP) from 29,200 miles at the end of FY 2011 to 75,000miles.

Goal Leader:

Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information

Priority Goal:

 

Advance Commercialization of New Technologies by Reducing PatentApplication Pendency and Backlog.

By September 30, 2013, the Department will reduce patent pendency for first action and for final actions from the end of FY 2011 levels of 28.0 and 33.7months to 16.9 months and 30.1 months, as well as the patent backlog of 670,000 applications to529,000 applications.

Goal Leader:

Teresa Rea, Deputy Undersecretary for Intellectual Property.

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Priority Goal:

 

Expand Markets for U.S. Exporters.

By September 30, 2013, the Departmentwill increase the annual number of new markets that current U.S. exporters enter with U.S. andForeign Commercial Service assistance by 7 percent, from 5,700 at the end of FY 2011 to 6,100.

Goal Leader 

: Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary for International Trade

Priority Goal:

 

Weather Ready Nation: Improve local weather warnings and lead times.

BySeptember 30, 2013, the Department will implement technology to improve local severe weather warnings, including improving flash flood warning lead time from 38 minutes at the end of FY2011 to 45 minutes.

Goal Leader:

Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere

 Department of Defense

Priority Goal:

 

Improve cybersecurity compliance.

By September 30, 2013, DoD will attain a passing score on a comprehensive cybersecurity inspection that assesses compliance withtechnical, operational, and physical security standards, on an overwhelming majority of inspectedmilitary cyberspace organizations resulting in improved hardening and cyber defense.

Goal Leader:

Richard A. Hale, Deputy Chief Information Officer 

Priority Goal:

 

Improve the care and transition of Wounded, Ill, and Injured (WII)Warriors.

By September 30, 2013, DOD will: 1) increase the use of Recovery CareCoordinators and ensure WII Servicemembers have active recovery plans; 2) improveeffectiveness of behavioral health programs and ensure all Servicemembers complete quality post-deployment health screenings; and 3) accelerate the transition of WII Servicemembers intoveteran status by reducing the processing time required for disability evaluation boards.

Goal Leader:

John Campbell, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense (Wounded Warrior Care andTransition Policy)

Priority Goal:

 

Improve energy performance.

By September 30, 2013, DOD will: 1) improveits facility energy performance by reducing average building energy intensity by 24 percent fromthe 2003 baseline of 116,134 BTUs per gross square foot, and producing or procuring renewableenergy equal to 13 percent of its annual electric energy usage; and 2) improve its operationalenergy performance by establishing an operational energy baseline with all available data on fueluse; developing a plan for remediating data gaps; funding and implementing a comprehensivedata plan; establishing and executing operational energy performance targets based on thiscomprehensive data for each Military Service and relevant agency.

Goal Leader:

Joseph Sikes, Director of Competitive Sourcing and Privatization, USD(AT&L)

Priority Goal:

 

Reform the DOD acquisition process.

By September 30, 2013, DoD willimprove its acquisition process by ensuring that: 100 percent of Acquisition Category (ACAT) 1 programs going through Milestone A decision reviews will present an affordability analysis; 100 percent of ACAT 1 programs going through milestone decision reviews will present acompetitive strategy; The average cycle time for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs)

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will not increase by more than 5% from the Acquisition Program Baseline; The annual number of MDAP breaches - significant or critical cost overruns for reasons other than approved changes inquantity - will be zero; and DOD will increase the amount of contract obligations that arecompetitively awarded to 60 percent in FY 2012 and 61 percent in FY 2013.

Goal Leader:

Nancy Spruill, Director of Acquisition Resources and Analysis

Priority Goal:

 

Improve audit readiness.

By September 30, 2013, DoD will improve its auditreadiness on the Statement of Budgetary Resources for Appropriations Received from 80 to 100 percent.

Goal Leader:

Mark Easton, Chief Financial Officer, Office of Secretary of Defense – Comptroller 

 Department of Education

Priority Goal:

 

Improve outcomes for all children from birth through third grade.

BySeptember 30 2013, at least nine states will implement a high-quality plan to collect and reportdisaggregated data on the status of children at kindergarten entry.

Goal Leader:

Jacqueline Jones, Special Assistant to the Secretary

Priority Goal:

 

Prepare all students for college and career.

By September 30th 2013, all stateswill adopt internationally-benchmarked college-and career-ready standards.

Goal Leader:

Michael Yudin, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

Priority Goal:

 

Improve learning by ensuring that more students have an effective teacher.

By September 30th, 2013, at least 500 school districts will have comprehensive teacher evaluation and support systems and a majority of states will have statewide requirements for comprehensive teacher and principal evaluation and support systems.

Goal Leader:

Michael Yudin, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

Priority Goal:

 

Demonstrate progress in turning around the nation’s lowest-performingschools.

By September 30th 2013, 500 of the nation’s persistently lowest-achieving schools willhave demonstrated significant improvement and serve as potential models for future turnaroundefforts.

Goal Leader:

Michael Yudin, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

Priority Goal:

 

Make informed decisions and improve instruction through the use of data.

By September 30th, 2013, all states and territories will implement comprehensive statewidelongitudinal data systems.

Goal Leader:

John Easton, Director, National Center for Education Statistics

Priority Goal:

 

Improve students' ability to afford and complete college.

By September 30th,2013, ED will develop college value profiles designed to improve consumer decision-making and

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