Department of Commerce Management Retreat

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Department of Commerce Management Retreat

• David A. Sampson
• Deputy Secretary of Commerce
• April 18, 2006

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Retreat Objectives

• Align Department Policy Priorities with
  Presidents Agenda
• Develop Policy Goals, Outcomes, and Related
  Metrics
• Increase awareness of time and resource
  constraints
• Identify opportunities to increase productivity
  and reduce costs

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Retreat Agenda

• Defining Goals
• Measuring Progress
• Confronting Limited Time and Resources

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Defining Goals

• The Secretarys Policy Agenda
• Competitiveness and Innovation
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Trade
• China
• Environmental Stewardship
• Gulf Coast Rebuilding
• Immigration

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Defining Goals

• Competitiveness and Innovation
• Increase the return on investment of research and
  development
• Improve competitiveness and innovation metrics
• Identify and reduce unnecessary and other costs
  to competitiveness and innovation

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Defining Goals

• Intellectual Property Rights
• Increase patent process capacity and quality
• Increase intellectual property enforcement
• Enhance intellectual property awareness

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Defining Goals

• Trade
• Maximize export performance
• Promote trade liberalization through negotiations
• Expand market access for American goods and
  services
• Ensure compliance with trade agreements

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Defining Goals

• China
• Maximize export performance
• Enforce trade laws
• Expand market access for American goods and
  services
• Develop enhanced China trade data

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Defining Goals

• Gulf Coast Recovery
• Use a market and regionally driven approach to
  rebuilding the region
• Contribute to a comprehensive development
  strategy
• Advance economic prosperity

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Defining Goals

• Environmental Stewardship
• Promote productive ecosystems
• Ensure climate science is used for informed
  decision making
• Demonstrate global leadership on environmental
  issues
• Improve environmental and marine infrastructure

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Defining Goals

• Immigration
• Illustrate the economic impact of the Presidents
  Temporary Worker Program
• Develop immigration reform employer provisions
• Illustrate the impact of high-skilled immigration
  reform

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Measuring Progress

• Policy priorities and related goals established
• Outcomes developed for each policy goal
• Metrics developed for each outcome
• Progress monitored on a weekly and quarterly
  basis at meetings of the Executive Management Team

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Confronting Limited Time and Resources

• Presidents Management Agenda - Getting to Green
• Projected Budgetary Constraints
• Prioritize Bureau Activities
• Identify tradeoffs required to achieve priorities
• Identify options for enhancing management
  efficiency and effectiveness
• Examine Departmental support and administrative
  functions