M6 Status Report: 11/28/2006

Initiative / Goal / Target Measure / Current Measure / Status / Notes
PMA: Competitive Sourcing
(Frank Coulter) /
  • Green Score
/ Green / Yellow / / OMB continues to score State Department as Yellow pending the completion of a Standard (large) competition in July 2006.
PMA: Real Property Asset Management
(Charles Williams) /
  • Green Score
/ Green / Yellow /
PMA: E-Government
(Jay Anania) /
  • Green Score
/ Green / Yellow / / Systems re-categorization still underway to meet OMB-mandated 90% level for systems certifications.
Regionalization and Rightsizing
(Will Moser and Patrick Truhn) /
  • Institute Function Removal Pilots
  • Centralized In-Processing for Critical Threat Danger Posts
  • Centralize Management Financial Management Services for Embassy Baghdad
  • Complete Rightsizing Studies
  • Complete Position Transformations
/ 7 Pilots
7 Posts
4 Services
35 Studies
500 Positions / 0 Pilots
0 Posts
0 Services
3 Studies
148 Positions /
Secure Borders – Open Doors
(Grif Griffin and Maura Harty) /
  • Convert Passport Production Facilities to E-Passports
  • Pilot 10-print collection
  • Produce North American travel card
  • Establish additional ARSO-I positions
/ 12 Facilities
3 Posts
3 Locations
7 Positions / 0 Facilities
0 Posts
0 Locations
0 Positions /
Initiative / Goal / Target Measure / Current Measure / Status
Training and Operational Readiness
(Robert Pearson and Barry Wells) /
  • Increase FasTrac Distance Learning completions by 50 percent and custom Distance Learning course offerings by 25 percent over FY 2005 baselines.
  • Increase by 100% the number of IT systems professionals (Foreign Service, Civil Service and Locally Engaged Staff) completing A+ and Net+ course prerequisites primarily through distance learning over FY 2005 baselines.
  • Deliver new course offerings in Transformational Diplomacy and incorporate Transformational Diplomacy themes into leadership and tradecraft training.
/ 4,895 Course Completions and 87 Course Offerings
1,900 A+ and 1,190 Net+
4 Course Offerings / 1,248 Course Completions and 76Course Offerings
462 A+ and 541 Net+
1 Course Offering / / Transformational Diplomacy introduced as a topic in all mandatory leadership courses as of 12/22/2005.
Cancelled half of A+ and Net+ courses scheduled after 01/01/2006 to facilitate distance learning or prerequisites.
Quality of Life
(Frank Coulter and Robert Pearson) /
  • Achieve overseas pay equity.
  • Increase spousal employment and training.
  • Increase telework opportunities.
  • Increase childcare capacity.
  • Increase the number of schools offering services for special needs students.
  • Increase the number of schools using the Virtual Schools program.
/ Done
10% Increase
25% Increase
50% Increase
120 Schools
16 Schools / Awaiting President’s Budget Submission
0% Increase
0% Increase
0 % Increase
116Schools
13 Schools / / International School of Ugandabecame the 13th partipant in the Virtual Schools Program in December.
Knowledge Management
(Jay Anania) /
  • Increase the number of OpenNet Everywhere users.
  • Add SIPRNET posts.
  • Add secure DVC installations.
/ 5,000 Users
10-15 Posts
15 Installations / 1,756Users
4Posts
15 Installations /

1