1.1: Focus
Focusing on Priority Goals Other Information:
As part of the FY 2011 budget process, leaders of the largest Federal agencies identified a small number of near-term, ambitious,
outcome-focused priority goals. These are detailed in the President’s FY 2011 budget. Each priority goal is important to the
public and focuses on a clear, measureable result that the agency aims to achieve in the next 12 to 24 months. Notably, achieving
these goals will not require new resources or legislative action, but rather hinges on strong execution. We soon will start
working with the leaders of smaller and independent agencies and major bureaus to help them adopt this priority goal approach.
For each priority goal, agency leaders designated a senior “goal leader” responsible for driving the execution required to
achieve the desired outcome. Goal leaders developed action plans that chart the expected path to the goal, with defined targets
for key measures and quarterly milestones. Quarterly data-driven reviews will drive progress toward the goals, and leaders
will analyze performance and other relevant data to guide agency action. In addition, agencies will provide quarterly updates
to OMB and the public on progress, problems, and planned actions via a new Federal website, Performance.gov. OMB will identify
successful practices worth sharing with other parts of government. When progress toward a goal is insufficient, we will work
with the agency to get efforts back on track.
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