Strategic Goal 1

Provide the information and tools to maximize U.S. competitiveness and enable economic growth for American industries, workers, and consumers

STRATEGIC GOAL 1 TOTAL RESOURCES
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 2000¹	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
Fiscal Dollars	$5,446.4	$1,908.7	$1,701.1	$1,730.8	$1,810.6	$1,915.9	$1,997.0	$1,970.9
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	89,962	13,827	11,827	11,176	11,407	11,882	12,156	10,963
1. Funding increased dramatically in FY 2000 due to the decennial Census. (back)

STRATEGIC GOAL 1 PERFORMANCE RESULTS
Rating	Number of Reported Results
Rating	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
Exceeded Target	7	3	13	19	12	10	14	18
Met Target	15	18	27	45	50	35	32	29
Slightly Below Target	1	0	2	2	2	0	1	0
Did Not Meet Target	5	6	9	10	5	2	5	4
See Appendix A: Performance and Resource Tables for individual reported results.

The Department is committed to opening and expanding foreign markets for U.S. goods and services and improving the Nation’s export performance. The Department, through the International Trade Administration (ITA), will promote U.S. export growth through the implementation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee’s (TPCC) National Export Strategy, ensuring that policies and priorities are consistent with national security and U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Department enhances cooperation with its partnership organizations so that U.S. businesses can benefit from global business through free market trade negotiations and through identified priority markets. The Department continues to focus on fostering a level playing field for U.S. firms through development of trade policy positions, advancement of negotiating positions, and through effective execution of U.S. trade laws intended to curb and combat predatory trading practices.

The Department, through the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), ensures that export controls do not unduly disadvantage U.S. firms in world markets by eliminating outdated controls and streamlining the process for obtaining export licenses for products that remain under export controls. These continual improvements are being made while being mindful of the dual-use nature of some commercial technologies and the national security implications of those technologies.

The Department, through the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), provides decisionmakers with timely, relevant, and accurate economic and statistical information related to the U.S. economy and population. The Department is at the forefront of national efforts to continually improve these statistics. Through the Census Bureau, the Department is planning a re-engineered Decennial Census, which will use technology and automation to increase the accuracy and reduce the risk of this core constitutional responsibility. The Department seeks to understand the strength and direction of the economy as well as the determinants of growth as the nation shifts to more knowledge-based and skill-based industries. Through investments in the improvement of the accuracy of gross domestic product (GDP) and international trade in goods and services measures by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Department can supply the economic statistics essential to sound business forecasting and monetary policy.

In support of disadvantaged individuals and communities, the Department, through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), promotes private enterprise and job creation in economically distressed communities and regions by investing in projects that produce jobs and generate private capital investment. Likewise, the Department, through the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), promotes private enterprise and investment within minority communities.

The Department successfully moved this strategic goal forward in FY 2007. Bureaus with programs supporting this strategic goal are EDA, ITA, MBDA, BIS, and ESA’s Census Bureau and BEA.

SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC GOAL 1 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE OUTCOME	TARGETS MET OR EXCEEDED
Increase private enterprise and job creation in economically distressed communities (EDA)	6 of 6
Improve community capacity to achieve and sustain economic growth (EDA)	6 of 6
Enhance U.S. competitiveness in domestic and international markets (ITA)	2 of 4
Broaden and deepen U.S. exporter base (ITA)	5 of 6
Increase access to the marketplace and financing for minority-owned businesses (MBDA)	5 of 5
Identify and resolve unfair trade practices (ITA)	5 of 6
Maintain and strengthen an adaptable and effective U.S. export control and treaty compliance system (BIS)	5 of 5
Integrate non-U.S. actors to create a more effective global export control and treaty compliance system (BIS)	1 of 1
Ensure continued U.S. technology leadership in industries that are essential to national security (BIS)	1 of 1
Meet the needs of policymakers, businesses, non-profit organizations, and the public for current and benchmark measures of the U.S. population, economy, and governments (ESA/Census)	5 of 5
Promote a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic data in an objective and cost-effective manner (ESA/BEA)	6 of 6

The following are the strategic objectives that fall under this strategic goal:

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