Summary of Performance Results

The Department’s three diverse strategic goals and a Department-wide management integration goal promote the mission of the Department through the various actions of each bureau. What follows is a table summarizing the performance results that were achieved by the Department and a table listing the key measures of the Department. A goal is said to have been met if 100 percent of the targets of its corresponding measures were achieved, significantly met if 75 percent to 99 percent of its targets were achieved, and not met if less than 75 percent of its targets were achieved.

SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE RESULTS

STRATEGIC GOAL	STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE	PERFORMANCE GOAL	STATUS*
Strategic Goal 1: Provide the information and tools to maximize U.S. competitiveness and enable economic growth for American industries, workers, and consumers	Strategic Objective 1.1: Enhance economic growth for all Americans by developing partnerships with private sector and nongovernmental organizations	Increase private enterprise and job creation in economically distressed communities
		Improve community capacity to achieve and sustain economic growth
		Enhance U.S. competitiveness in domestic and international markets
		Broaden and deepen U.S. exporter base
		Increase access to the marketplace and financing for minority-owned businesses
	Strategic Objective 1.2: Advance responsible economic growth and trade while protecting American security	Identify and resolve unfair trade practices
		Maintain and strengthen an adaptable and effective U.S. export control and treaty compliance system
		Integrate non-U.S. actors to create a more effective global export control and treaty compliance system
		Eliminate illicit export activity outside the global export control and treaty compliance system
		Ensure continued U.S. technology leadership in industries that are essential to national security**
	Strategic Objective 1.3: Enhance the supply of key economic and demographic data to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the American public	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
		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
Strategic Goal 2: Foster science and technological leadership by protecting intellectual property (IP), enhancing technical standards, and advancing measurement science	Strategic Objective 2.1: Develop tools and capabilities that improve the productivity, quality, dissemination, and efficiency of research	Promote innovation, facilitate trade, and ensure public safety and security by strengthening the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure
		Accelerate private investment in and development of high-risk, broad-impact technologies
		Raise the productivity and competitiveness of small manufacturers
		Enhance public access to worldwide scientific and technical information through improved acquisition and dissemination activities
	Strategic Objective 2.2: Protect intellectual property and improve the patent and trademark system	Improve the quality of patent products and services and optimize patent processing time
		Improve the quality of trademark products and services and optimize trademark processing time
		Create a more flexible organization through transitioning patent and trademark operations to an e-government environment and advancing intellectual property development worldwide
	Strategic Objective 2.3: Advance the development of global e-commerce and enhanced telecommunications and information services	Ensure that the allocation of radio spectrum provides the greatest benefit to all people
		Promote the availability, and support new sources, of advanced telecommunications
Strategic Goal 3: Observe, protect, and manage the Earth’s resources to promote environmental stewardship	Strategic Objective 3.1: Advance understanding and predict changes in the Earth’s environment to meet America’s economic, social, and environmental needs	Serve society’s needs for weather and water information
		Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond
	Strategic Objective 3.2: Enhance the conservation and management of coastal and marine resources to meet America’s economic, social, and environmental needs	Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management
		Support the nation’s commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation
Management Integration Goal: Achieve organizational and management excellence		Identify and effectively manage human and material resources critical to the success of the Department’s strategic goals
		Promote improvements to Commerce programs and operations by identifying and completing work that (1) promotes integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness; and (2) prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse
* = MET (100%) = SIGNIFICANTLY MET (75% - 99%) = NOT MET (<75%) = NOT APPLICABLE (back)
** This goal had one measure—Percent of industry assessments resulting in BIS determination, within three months of completion, on whether to revise export controls. No assessments were completed until late in the fourth quarter, so data or estimated data will not be available before January 1, 2007. Results will be reported in the FY 2007 PAR. (back)