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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 1999 FY 20001 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Fiscal Dollars $2,548.8 $5,454.7 $1,912.7 $1,704.1 $1,746.2 $1,854.0 $1,888.5 $1,936.0
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent 24,186 89,978 13,827 11,827 11,306 11,819 11,877 12,017
1. Funding increased dramatically in FY 2000 due to the decennial Census. (back)

STRATEGIC GOAL 1 PERFORMANCE RESULTS
Rating Number of Reported Results
FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Exceeded Target 5 7 3 13 19 12 10 14
Met Target 9 15 18 27 45 50 35 32
Slightly Below Target 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1
Did Not Meet Target 4 5 6 9 10 5 2 5
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 will enhance 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 will continue 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ensures that export controls do not place U.S. firms at a competitive disadvantage in world markets by eliminating outdated controls and streamlining the process for obtaining export licenses for products that remain under export controls.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 2005. 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 GOALS
PERFORMANCE GOAL STATUS*
Increase private enterprise and job creation in economically distressed communities (EDA) Green, Met (100%)
Improve community capacity to achieve and sustain economic growth (EDA) Green, Met (100%)
Enhance U.S. competitiveness in domestic and international markets (ITA) Red, Not Met (<75%)
Broaden and deepen U.S. exporter base (ITA) Red, Not Met (<75%)
Increase access to the marketplace and financing for minority-owned businesses (MBDA) Yellow, Signifcantly Met (75% to 99%)
Identify and resolve unfair trade practices (ITA) Yellow, Signifcantly Met (75% to 99%)
Maintain and strengthen an adaptable and effective U.S. export control and treaty compliance system (BIS) Green, Met (100%)
Integrate non-U.S. actors to create a more effective global export control and treaty compliance system (BIS) Green, Met (100%)
Eliminate illicit export activity outside the global export control and treaty compliance system (BIS) Green, Met (100%)
Ensure continued U.S. technology leadership in industries that are essential to national security (BIS)** Black (Not Applicable)
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) Green, Met (100%)
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) Green, Met (100%)
* Green = MET (100%) Yellow = SIGNIFICANTLY MET (75% - 99%)  Red = NOT MET (<75%)  Black = 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)

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

 


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