As examples of areas where the E-Gov Act has lead to improved operations, OMB cited the Defense Department’s self service HR application – SSHR – used by civilian employees to manage HR and fulfill organizational objectives.
It said the application helps users create staffing and performance plans, carry out performance appraisals, and assign HR to needed work areas, as well as assist in defining the HR strategy needed to help achieve the agency’s mission.
Users can sign up for benefits, and managers and supervisors use the system to manage personnel resources, review training needs, conduct performance management planning, review records of employee accomplishments, and provide timely statistical reports as needed, the report said.
It said users are also able to measure progress to complete agency goals and objectives, and assess whether outcomes are meeting the mission needs of their agency, which in turn improves performance appraisals and empowers employees to take ownership of their work.
Another e-gov project, the Energy Department’s electronic integrated security system, has reduced the time and costs associated with collection, processing, storing, and transfer of personnel security data for federal staff and contractors, the report said.
It said the system supports more accurate and thorough clearance information through its connection to and process for error resolution with OPM’s clearance system, and that by centralizing the DoE personnel security system, the department could save or avoid $7.6 million in costs related to redundancy and reduced security threats.
Also, the Interior Department’s enterprise services network, which provides agency-wide solutions and services, has combined multiple networks into one centrally managed network, and has increased efficiencies and improved functionality, OMB said.