Labor Department Achieves Highest Rating for Strategic
Management of Human Capital

Labor “Green” Across-the-Board for Progress on President’s Management Agenda Scorecard

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently achieved the highest rating for the Strategic Management of Human Capital component of the President’s Management Agenda. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) raised the Department’s status to the top rating of “green” for DOL’s accomplishments in the strategic management of human capital in its most recent quarterly scorecard.

“The Department of Labor has been recognized as a leader in the implementation of the President’s Management Agenda by planning strategically for the agency’s future workforce,” said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. “This planning is critical if we are to continue serving America’s workforce and employers effectively in the 21st century.”

DOL is only the second agency of 26 federal agencies rated on the OMB scorecard to receive a “green” status rating for strategic management of human capital. The agency is also “green” across-the-board for progress in implementing all the initiatives of the President’s Management Agenda.

Following a thorough skills analysis, the Department implemented succession-planning programs that address all levels of the organization, including an SES Candidate Development program, a mid-level management development program and a mentoring program. To address the need for business skills, Secretary Chao, herself an MBA, launched the MBA Fellows Program to attract more MBAs to the Department.

Some other key elements of DOL’s success in the strategic management of human capital include:

• Underpinning DOL’s management of its human capital resources is the Department’s Human Capital Strategic Plan, which includes an implementation plan to track key activities and metrics to measure results.
• Performance plans for some 2,200 managers and supervisors are now linked to agency mission, goals, and outcomes.
• A Department-wide five-level rating system was implemented to distinguish varying levels of performance. All approximately 16,000 DOL employees are now on the new performance management system and are rated on a fiscal year cycle.

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