Getting Greener and Seeing Red
Getting Greener
When releasing his fiscal 2003 budget request, President Bush unveiled what has become the yardstick by which 26 major agencies can judge accomplishments in five management areas. The score card uses a traffic light scheme-green is the highest rating. Only one agency-the National Science Foundation-was awarded that rating on the initial assessment. Three years later, there were 39 green lights, and an almost equal number of reds.
| Feb. 2002 | Jan. 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Yellow | Red | Green | Yellow | Red | |
| Human Capital | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Competitive Sourcing | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Financial Management | 1 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| E-Government | 0 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Budget and Performance Integration | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Total | 1 | 19 | 110 | 39 | 51 | 40 |
Source: Office of Management and Budget
Seeing Red
The Interior Department manages one in every five acres of land in the United States. The 70,000-person department has a 2005 discretionary budget of $10.8 billion and is slated to see a decrease of 1 percent, or $123 million, in fiscal 2006. Interior's management grades have improved somewhat since the Bush administration unveiled its score card three years ago, but have yet to reach the green zone.
| Feb. 2002 | Jan. 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Human Capital | RED | YELLOW |
| Competitive Sourcing | RED | YELLOW |
| Financial Management | RED | RED |
| E-Government | RED | YELLOW |
| Budget and Performance Integration | RED | RED |
Source: Office of Management and Budget
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