Appendix B: Performance Goals and Measures that Have Been Discontinued or Changed

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

Performance Goals:

Meet the needs of policymakers, businesses and non-profit organizations, and the public for current measures of the U.S. population, economy, and governments (ESA/Census)

Support the economic and political foundations of the United States by producing benchmark measures of the economy and population for the administration and equitable funding of federal, state, and local programs (ESA/Census)

Meet constitutional and legislative mandates by implementing a re-engineered 2010 Census that is cost-effective, provides more timely data, improves coverage accuracy, and reduces operational risk (ESA/Census)

Support innovation, promote data use, minimize respondent burden, respect individual privacy, and ensure confidentiality (ESA/Census)
Change	These goals have been combined into one performance goal, “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)”
Corresponding Measures	All of the performance measures appearing in these four goals in the FY 2004 PAR have been consolidated into the following six measures appearing under the newly combined goal. For a crosswalk between the old and new measures, see exhibit 3A of the Census Bureau chapter of the FY 2006 Department of Commerce budget submission. Achieve pre-determined collection rates for Census Bureau censuses and surveys in order to provide statistically reliable data to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the public Release data products for Census Bureau programs on time to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the public Introduce Census 2000-based samples as scheduled so that the household surveys can continue through the next decade, and so that policymakers, businesses, and the public can continue to be confident in the major federal socioeconomic indicators these surveys provide Correct street features in TIGER (geographic) database to more effectively support: Census Bureau censuses and surveys, facilitate the geographic partnerships between federal, state, local and tribal governments, and support the E-Government initiative in the President’s Management Agenda Complete key activities for cyclical census programs on time to support effective decision-making by policymakers, businesses, and the public and meet constitutional and legislative mandates Meet or exceed overall federal score of customer satisfaction on the American Customer Satisfaction Index
Justification	The FY 2005 PAR reflects a shift to more customer-focused Census Bureau measures based on the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The Census Bureau has reduced the number of its performance measures, and made the remaining measures more outcome-oriented. These performance measures have been realigned under one goal with the exception of “Expanding Web-based technology solutions” which has been removed from GPRA reporting as it is an internal measure.

Performance Goal: 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)
Corresponding Measure	Budget-Related: Upgrading information technology systems
Change	Measure discontinued
Justification	This performance measure was designed to monitor the progress in implementing the BEA budget-related initiative to upgrade information technology. From its inception in FY 2002 through FY 2004, BEA had successfully completed all planned milestones related to this budget-specific performance measure and discontinued reporting the measure in FY 2005.