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OASAM News Release: [05/19/2004]
Contact Name: Peggy
Abrahamson
Phone Number: (202) 693-5052
Labor Department Achieves Highest Rating for Strategic
Management of Human Capital
Labor “Green” Across-the-Board for
Progress on President’s Management Agenda Scorecard
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently
achieved the highest rating for the Strategic Management of Human Capital
component of the President’s Management Agenda. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) raised the Department’s status to the top rating of
“green” for DOL’s accomplishments in the strategic management of
human capital in its most recent quarterly scorecard.
“The Department of Labor has been recognized as a leader in the
implementation of the President’s Management Agenda by planning
strategically for the agency’s future workforce,” said Secretary of
Labor Elaine L. Chao. “This planning is critical if we are to continue
serving America’s workforce and employers effectively in the
21st century.”
DOL is only the second agency of 26 federal agencies rated on the OMB
scorecard to receive a “green” status rating for strategic management
of human capital. The agency is also “green” across-the-board for
progress in implementing all the initiatives of the President’s Management
Agenda.
Following a thorough skills analysis, the Department implemented
succession-planning programs that address all levels of the organization,
including an SES Candidate Development program, a mid-level management
development program and a mentoring program. To address the need for business
skills, Secretary Chao, herself an MBA, launched the MBA Fellows Program to
attract more MBAs to the Department.
Some other key elements of DOL’s success in the strategic
management of human capital include:
- Underpinning DOL’s management of its human capital resources is
the Department’s Human Capital Strategic Plan, which includes an
implementation plan to track key activities and metrics to measure
results.
- Performance plans for some 2,200 managers and supervisors are now
linked to agency mission, goals, and outcomes.
- A Department-wide five-level rating system was implemented to
distinguish varying levels of performance. All approximately 16,000 DOL
employees are now on the new performance management system and are rated on a
fiscal year cycle.
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