Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from District of Columbia, and I thank Mr. Keller, the Republican manager, for his kind words and his support. Current law requires Federal agencies to develop a performance plan every year that defines the agency's mission, summarizes strategic goals and objectives, and identifies strategies to achieve them. Agencies use that plan to align resources and guide decision-making to accomplish priorities and improve outcomes. These performance plans should support planning across organizational operating units and describe how agency components are working together toward common results that serve the public. They should inform agency decision-making about the need for major new acquisitions, strategic human capital planning, evaluations, and other evidence-building and evidence-capacity building investments. Moreover, the performance plans can also stimulate innovation to advance agency goals. With such a broad and robust purpose, these plans should be prepared collaboratively by agency leadership using the best available data and evidence to form a strong foundation from which to execute agency missions. Current law, however, requires only the chief human capital officer to contribute to the creation of this performance plan. Current law does not require agencies to incorporate data and evidence or information technology solutions into their performance plans. In the 21st century.…”