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OPA News Release: [04/14/2004]
Contact Name: Peggy
Abrahamson
Phone Number: (202) 693-5052
Labor Department Earns Number One Ranking on Federal
Performance Report Scorecard
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has,
for the second year in a row, received the number one ranking on George
Mason University Mercatus Center's 5th Annual Performance Report Scorecard
for the federal government. The Center announced the results of its assessment
today.
"This honor recognizes our commitment to a results-driven Department of
Labor as part of the management agenda of President George W. Bush," said
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "In any large, complex organization, people
are key to accomplishing positive change and the department's employees are the
people most responsible for our top ranking. The award is meaningful, because
it demonstrates that the Department of Labor is assembling information that is
useful to the public. We want to be the best-run department in the federal
government and we will continue to do our best for the American people."
Each year, the Mercatus Center assesses federal agencies' transparency
of communications with the general public, identification and assessment of
public benefits provided by the agency and its leadership and vision for the
future. Through its dedication to raising the standards of reporting on the
results of government programs, the Mercatus Center plays a valuable role in
enhancing public accountability.
The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 requires agencies to
produce strategic plans, annual performance plans and annual performance
reports to include goals and results. The purpose of the performance reports is
to identify how much the public benefits from agency programs and at what cost.
The Mercatus Center's Scorecard is designed to encourage improvement in the
quality of these reports.
The Center's assessment focuses on an agency's communications with the
general public, its identification and assessment of the public benefits it
provides, and its leadership's vision and strategies for the future. Copies of
the report can be viewed or downloaded from:
http://www.mercatus.org/governmentaccountability/article.php/650.html.
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