Goal Five: Upgrade the Capacity of the Administration for Children and Families to Make a Difference for Families and Communities
5.1 Enhance management of Administration for Children and Families human capital
- 5.1.1 To implement a policy providing for appropriate delegation of hiring decisions for GS-13 Selections - Office of Administration
- 5.1.2 To develop a process to backfill vacancies on a more regular basis - Office of Administration
- 5.1.3 To communicate methods to more effectively build job certifications with qualified candidates - Office of Administration
- 5.1.4 To develop an organized program of cross training through rotational assignments for Administration for Children and Families personnel - Office of Administration
- 5.1.5 To enhance the organizational culture of the Administration for Children and Families through effective orientation, training, programming, and communication - Office of Administration
- 5.1.6 To ensure professional development programs for Administration for Children and Families employees, including introductory and on-going management training, are available in a timely fashion - Office of Administration
- 5.1.7 To enhance the cultural competence of Administration for Children and Families employees and contractors through training and special events - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.1.8 To increase diversity in the Administration for Children and Families workforce - Office of Administration
- 5.1.9 To develop an effective program of succession planning for the Administration for Children and Families - Office of Administration
5.2 To enhance internal collaboration, cooperation, and communication
- 5.2.1 To conduct a semi-annual meeting of all Administration for Children and Families employees and contractors with the Assistant Secretary - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.2 To provide on-going opportunities to discuss administrative issues with program and administrative staff through the Administrative Management Series - Office of Administration
- 5.2.3 To enhance the quality, flexibility, and robustness of Administration for Children and Families websites - Office of Public Affairs
- 5.2.4 To facilitate and strengthen the Administration for Children and Families brand - Office of Public Affairs
- 5.2.5 To increase and improve media coverage of how Administration for Children and Families programs benefit Americans through both stronger internal processes and improved coordination with the Department and the White House - Office of Public Affairs
- 5.2.6 To ensure a timely response to controlled correspondence - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.7 To inventory existing workgroups for need and for possible consolidation or elimination - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.8 To inventory Weekly/Monthly Reports to streamline and focus information - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.9 To develop protocol for communication between Regional Offices and Central Office, as well as across regions - Office of Regional Operations
- 5.2.10 To clearly define the policy issuance process - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.11 To clarify role of Interoperability Innovation Team as a resource to achieve enhanced collaboration/communication and reduce organizational silos - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.2.12 To review effectiveness, efficiency and best practices of technical assistance centers across program lines - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
5.3 To enhance and streamline financial management processes
- 5.3.1 To implement the Health and Human Services Strategic Acquisition Initiative (SAI) - Office of Administration
- 5.3.2 To ensure Administration for Children and Families compliance with non-federal travel guidance provided by Office of General Counsel and Program Support Center - Office of Administration
- 5.3.3 To establish an appropriate Review and Approval Policy for Contracts over $1 million - Office of Administration
- 5.3.4 To extend Funding Opportunity Announcement deadlines, promote clear and plain writing, and establish a new process to manage skips and deviations - Office of Administration
- 5.3.5 To implement the best available options to integrate the Audit Resolution Process with grant funding decisions - Office of Administration
- 5.3.6 To identify opportunities for improvement in the contracting process - Office of Administration
- 5.3.7 To provide training and technical assistance opportunities among Federal, state, tribes, territories and local partners on new program integrity practices and ensure optimal service delivery - Office of Administration
5.4 To enhance technological support of Administration for Children and Families and its partners
- 5.4.1 To strengthen communication of new technology policies, security requirements, and improve conference - Office of Administration
- 5.4.2 To complete the IT-PIV-Laptop Conversion and ensure central laptop management, security and conference support - Office of Administration
- 5.4.3 To develop National Services Interoperability Architecture - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.4.4 To establish and provide leadership for the Human Services Domain for National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.4.5 To initiate programs and build tool kits to support linkages between human services and Health/Affordable Care Act initiatives - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.4.6 To support State Pilots for the Interoperability Initiative - Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- 5.4.7 To complete pilot testing of the Model Tribal System for child support case processing and provide technical assistance to Tribes related to implementation - Office of Child Support Enforcement
- 5.4.8 To expand the Child Support Services web-based portal to the Federal Parent Locator Service - Office of Child Support Enforcement
5.5 Promote resilience and facilitate recovery in children, youth, and communities impacted by disasters
- 5.5.1 To develop and implement an Administration for Children and Families Emergency Response and Repatriation Team - Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
- 5.5.2 To review each Administration for Children and Families office preparedness plan for adequacy - Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
- 5.5.3 To provide technical assistance to programs to support efforts to incorporate emergency preparedness, resilience, and repatriation plans into human service delivery systems - Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
- 5.5.4 To participate in multi-sector partnership pilot projects strengthening the human services role in building community resilience - Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
5.6 Promote regulatory, administrative and programmatic transparency
- 5.6.1 To promulgate the proposed rule on Unaccompanied Alien Children - Office of Refugee Resettlement
- 5.6.2 To promulgate the proposed rule on Runaway and Homeless Youth - Administration on Children, Youth and Families
- 5.6.3 To promulgate the proposed rule on Child Support Flexibility and Efficiency - Office of Child Support Enforcement
- 5.6.4 To establish Bill of Rights for individuals with developmental disabilities - Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- 5.6.5 To enhance and streamline Freedom of Information Act process - Freedom of Information Act Officer
- 5.6.6 To ensure comprehensive evaluation of the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
- 5.6.7 To initiate a comprehensive evaluation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
- 5.6.8 To assess the effectiveness of the strategies used by the Community Services Block Grant Program - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation