Cross-Agency Priority GoalsAs required by the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA), the Obama administration established 14 cross-agency priority goals requiring collaboration across government. Nine deal with policy initiatives and five center on administrative and management issues.The Obama AdministrationTo establish cross-agency priority goals requiring collaboration across government.CollaborationExportsDouble U.S exports by the end of 2014.1Energy EfficiencyReduce energy demand.2Job TrainingEnsure our country has one of the most skilled workforces in the world by preparing two million workers with skills training by 2015 and improving the coordination and delivery of job training services.3Real PropertyThe federal government will manage real property effectively to generate $3 billion in cost savings by the end of 2012.4Skills GapsClose critical skills gaps in the federal workforce to improve mission performance. 5By September 30, 2013, reduce by 50 percent the gaps for three to five critical federal government occupations or competencies, and close additional agency-specific high-risk occupation and competency gaps.Entrepreneurship & Small BusinessIncrease federal services to entrepreneurs and small businesses with an emphasis on start-ups, growing firms and small markets.6EntrepreneursSmall BusinessesVeterans Career ReadinessImprove career readiness of veterans. 7VeteransBy September 30, 2013, increase the percentage of eligible service members who will be served by career readiness and preparedness programs from 50 to 90 percent in order to improve their competitiveness in the job market.CybersecurityExecutive branch departments and agencies will achieve 95 percent implementation of the administration’s priority cybersecurity capabilities by the end of fiscal 2014. 8These capabilities include strong authentication, trusted Internet connections and continuous monitoring.Improper PaymentsThe federal government will achieve a payment accuracy rate of 97 percent by the end of 2016.9Strategic SourcingReduce the costs of acquiring common products and services by agencies’ strategic sourcing of at least two new commodities or services in both 2013 and 2014 that yield a savings of at least 10 percent.10BroadbandAs part of expanding all broadband capabilities, ensure 4G broadband coverage for 98 percent of Americans by 2016.11STEM EducationImprove the quality of STEM education.12Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education -- In support of the president’s goal that the U.S. have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020, the federal government will work with education partners to improve the quality of STEM education at all levels to help increase the number of well-prepared graduates with STEM degrees by one-third over the next 10 years, resulting in an additional one million graduates with degrees in STEM subjects.SustainabilityThe federal government will reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent and will reduce its indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent by 2020 from a 2008 baseline.13Data Center ConsolidationImprove information-technology service delivery, reduce waste and save $3 billion in taxpayer dollars by closing at least 1,200 data centers by fiscal 2015.142013-08-09http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/download.php?id=228OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net