Implementation of Managing for Excellence Decisions
Reclamation published its Managing for Excellence Action Plan in February 2006. The Action Plan outlined a process and timeframe for identifying and addressing the specific 21st Century challenges to fulfill our mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
The Action Plan identified 41 individual items to be examined. For each item, a team was convened to analyze the issues, obtain input from stakeholders and employees, conduct in-depth studies, and develop recommendations. Once each team completed its work, Reclamation’s Commissioner then issued a decision on that action item to identify the specific tasks that will be carried out by Reclamation. Reclamation is committed to implementing each task in a timely manner and continues to identify opportunities for public involvement as improvements are put into practice.
Tracking Reclamation’s Progress
Reclamation has already put into practice many of the improvements identified as part of Managing for Excellence and has created plans to accomplish the individual tasks that have been identified. On this web page, Reclamation provides an opportunity to track Reclamation’s progress as these changes are accomplished. You’ll find a report that summarizes each task to be completed by Reclamation, organized by the Action Plan for those who have followed the Managing for Excellence process. This report will be updated periodically.
- For each task, you will find a summary of the status of that task.
- Where a task has been completed, a link to documentation – such as the specific improvements to corporate business practices is provided.
- Where Reclamation is currently working to complete a task, you’ll find links to more detailed status information such as Reclamation’s timeline for accomplishing that task.
Opportunities for Public Involvement
You may wish to pay particular attention to upcoming opportunities for public involvement as Reclamation implements these improvements. Such opportunities have also been highlighted in each timeline.
Updated: March 19, 2008