OMB: Teams are working to identify potential pilots for testing and evaluation, and to implement near-term actions. Image: kentoh/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe latest quarterly update on performance.gov on efforts under the President’s Management Agenda cites recent developments under the priority goal of “strengthening and empowering the federal workforce” including (in its words):
• In September, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) convened the first ever Chief Diversity Officer Council meeting.
• OPM and partner agencies created an employee engagement working group and community of practice, as well as a separate cross-agency working group focused on leading practices, resources, and strategies that agencies can use to support the well-being and mental health of Federal employees.
• OMB issued guidance to agencies on agency-wide capital planning to support the future of work.
• OMB and agencies facilitated the use of IT and cloud-based collaboration tools that support interoperability within and among agencies by approving 10 FedRAMP-authorized software tools.
“Teams are now working to identify potential pilots for testing and evaluation, and to implement near-term actions. These actions could include, for example, new guidance for agencies or the development of shared tools or data,” it says.
Under the priority goal for improving customer service, it cited a redesign of the Medicare.gov site to make it easier to navigate and an ongoing redesign of the USA.gov site.
Under the priority goal of managing the business of government, it cited work to increase the number of new small business entrants within priority supply chains, reduce barriers to entry into the federal marketplace, and streamlining the hiring of grants management specialists.
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