Appendix B: Discontinued or Changed Performance
Outcomes/Objectives and Measures

Enhance economic growth for all Americans by developing partnerships with private sector and nongovernmental organizations

Performance Outcome: Enhance U.S. competitiveness in domestic and international markets (ITA)
Corresponding Measure	Exports generated annually from public/private partnerships
Change	Measure deleted
Justification	The importance of this measure was to track ITA’s contributions toward increases in ITA-generated exports. However, ITA discovered that public/private partnerships were not the sole reason for increases in ITA-generated exports. While this measure did provide confirming results, collecting information for this particular measure from industry was difficult and unreliable.

Performance Outcome: Broaden and Deepen the U.S. exporter base (ITA)
Corresponding Measure	Percentage of Commercial Service fee funded programs
Change	Measure deleted
Justification	The purpose of this measure was to track ITA’s efforts in collecting fees for products and services. This was a result of an OMB suggestion in the FY 2005 budget year PART review. ITA’s goal was to collect 3 percent of fees by FY 2007. ITA was successful at achieving its target and by FY 2006 instituted financial management practices that allowed for the continuation of fee collections at the 3 percent level (and or above). Therefore, ITA no longer tracks this measure, as it has already been achieved/implemented.
Corresponding Measure	Percentage of undertaken advocacy cases completed successfully
Change	Measure replaced with “Number of advocacy successes for the fiscal year”
Justification	This change better reflects ITA’s performance.

Performance Outcome: Increase access to the marketplace and financing for minority-owned businesses (MBDA)
Corresponding Measure	Number of national and regional strategic partnerships
Change	Measure deleted
Justification	The number of partnerships is not a result/output measure and does not respond directly to the Agency performance.
Corresponding Measure	Percent increase in American customer satisfaction index (ACSI)
Change	Measure added back
Justification	The ACSI is conducted every other year. Therefore it was deleted for the FY 2006 PAR. In coming years for even numbered years, the target and actuals will appear as NA.