U.S. Department of State Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report

C ross -A gency P riority G oals The President’s Management Agenda’s long-term vision for modernizing the Federal Government will improve the ability of agencies to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent customer service, and serve as effective stewards of taxpayer dollars on behalf of the American people. To drive these management priorities, the Administration leverages Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) goals to coordinate and publicly track implementation across Federal agencies. CAP goals provide the components of the Federal Government Performance Plan required by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. As of October 2019, the Department contributes to 11 CAP goals: IT Modernization; Data, Accountability and Transparency; Workforce for the 21st Century; Improving Customer Experience; Sharing Quality Services; Shifting from Low-Value to High-Value Work; Category Management; Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants; Getting Payments Right; Federal IT Spending Transparency; and Improve Management of Major Acquisitions. Progress updates on CAP goals are published on Performance.gov at https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goals.html . APGs are intended to demonstrate quarterly progress on near-term results or achievements the agency seeks to accomplish within 24 months. The Department of State has had four APGs for the FY 2018 – FY 2019 cycle (see italicized goal statements below), which align with the updated goals and objectives in the FY 2018-2022 Joint Strategic Plan: ■ ■ Visa Security: “By September 30, 2019, the Department will update the DS-160 and DS-260 non-immigrant and immigrant visa application forms and add the newly-collected fields to our data sharing feeds for interagency partners.” This APG aligns with JSP Goal 1: Protect America’s Security at Home and Abroad. ■ ■ IT Modernization: “By September 30, 2019, the Depart- ment will improve its IT service delivery by reducing the average time associated with providing new IT capabilities by 20 percent, managing 100 percent of workforce digital identities through a central Enterprise Identity Management solution, from a baseline of zero, and increasing workforce access to cloud-based email and business data from any device from 10 percent to 100 percent.” This APG aligns with JSP Goal 4: Ensure Effectiveness and Accountability to the American Taxpayer. ■ ■ HIV/AIDS: “By September 30, 2019, new infections are fewer than deaths from all causes in HIV-positive patients in up to 13 high-HIV burden countries through leadership by State and implementation by USAID; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Institutes of Health; the Departments of Defense, Labor, and Treasury; and the Peace Corps.” This APG aligns with JSP Goal 3: Promote American Leadership through Balanced Engagement. ■ ■ Category Management: “By September 30, 2019, meet or exceed Federal targets for Best-In-Class contract awards.” This APG aligns with JSP Goal 4: Ensure Effectiveness and Accountability to the American Taxpayer. Office of Management and Budget guidance (OMB Circular A-11) requires agencies to establish or update their FY 2020-2021 APGs and publish implementation action plans early in 2020. The Department’s official reporting on APGs can be found on Performance.gov at https://www.performance.gov/state/state.html . Secretary Pompeo speaks with veterans at the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I in Paris, France, November 11, 2018. Department of State 2019 A gency F inancial R eport U nited S tates D epartment of S tate | 15 STRATEGIC GOALS AND GOVERNMENT-WIDE INITIATIVES | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS