Executive Branch Management Scorecard

UpDown Arrows indicate change since evaluation on June 30, 2005

Current Status as of September 30, 2005 Progress in Implementation
Agency Human
Capital
Comp.
Sourcing
Fin. Mgmt. E-Gov Budget/
Perf.
Human
Capital
Comp.
Sourcing
Fin.
Mgmt.
E-Gov Budget/
Perf.
AGRICULTURE Yellow Yellow Red Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green
COMMERCE YellowDown Yellow Green Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green
DEFENSE Yellow Red Red Red Yellow Green Red Yellow Red Green
EDUCATION Yellow GreenUp Green Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green
ENERGY Green YellowDown Green Yellow Green Green Yellow Yellow Green Green
EPA Yellow Yellow Green YellowDown Yellow Yellow Yellow Green Yellow Green
HHS Green Green Red Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green
HOMELAND Yellow Yellow Red Red Yellow Green Yellow Yellow Red Green
HUD Yellow Yellow Red Yellow Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green
INTERIOR GreenUp Green Red RedDown Yellow Green Green Green Red Green
JUSTICE GreenUp Yellow Red RedDown Yellow Green Yellow Yellow Red Green
LABOR Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green
STATE Green Yellow Green YellowDown Green Green Green Green Green Green
DOT Green Green Red Green Green Green Green Green Green Green
TREASURY Yellow Green Red Red Yellow Green Green Yellow Green Green
VA Yellow Red Red Red Red Green Red Yellow Green Green
AID Yellow Red Red RedDown Yellow Green Green Green Yellow Green
CORPS of ENGINEERS Green Yellow Red Red Red Green Green Yellow Red Red
GSA Yellow Green GreenUp Yellow Yellow Green Yellow Green Green Green
NASA Green Green Red YellowDown Green Yellow Green Red Yellow Yellow
NSF Green Red Green Green Green Green Yellow Green Green Green
OMB Yellow Red Red Yellow Red Green Green Green Green Yellow
OPM Green Green Red Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green
SBA Yellow GreenUp Red Green Green Green Green Green Green Green
SMITHSONIAN YellowUp Red Red Red Yellow Green Red Green Green Green
SSA Green Yellow Green Yellow Green Green Green Green Green Green

COMMENTS

  • This scorecard can't be right. If it was really accurate, Homeland Security would get red marks across the board in all categories, since nothing works well in this dysfunctional abortion of a department. DHS resembles Frankenstein's monster in that it is comprised of different parts that had little or nothing in common before its creation, and the result is truly monstrous.
  • I believe that this e-government has gone south and continues to degenerate! The problem is two-fold: 1. Average citizens either do not own a computer, or if they do, they are not computer literate enough to wrangle through the red tape to connect with an answer or to connect with a live person. 2. Too many government agencies have been contracted out to call centers. These low paying call centers are usually manned by not too intelligent personnel that have absolutely no concern or sense of urgency for customer's questions or concerns. I have tried, to no avail, to get answers to my problems both in the Veteran's Administration and Tricare. The problem is that these contractors are not subject literate enough to answer simple questions, much less difficult ones!