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<StrategicPlan xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.stratml.net  http://xml.gov/stratml/references/StrategicPlan.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.stratml.net"><Name>About the Council</Name><Description></Description><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations</Name><Acronym>LMRC</Acronym><Identifier>_e701ac1a-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><Description>Within the Federal workforce, both management and labor seek to serve the public and accomplish Government's mission in an effective and efficient manner. Executive Order 13522, signed by the President on December 9th, 2009, calls for Federal agencies to work together with employees and unions to improve the delivery of high quality services to the American people. The order also created the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations (the &#8220;Council&#8221;).</Description><Stakeholder><Name>John Berry</Name><Description>Co-Chair</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Danny Werfel</Name><Description>Co-Chair</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Carol A. Bonosaro, </Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Ashton B. Carter</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>J. David Cox Sr.</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>William Dougan</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Michael B. Filler</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Seth Harris</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>W. Scott Gould</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>David Holway</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Gregory Junemann</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Colleen M. Kelley</Name><Description>Member </Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Jane Holl Lute</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>H.T. Nguyen</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Patricia J. Niehaus</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Carol Waller Pope</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Kathleen A. Merrigan</Name><Description>Member</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Workforce</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Management</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Labor</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Agencies </Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Employees</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Unions</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder></Organization><Vision><Description>... the delivery of high quality services to the American people. </Description><Identifier>_e701ae0e-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier></Vision><Mission><Description>To advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch</Description><Identifier>_e701aee0-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier></Mission><Value><Name></Name><Description></Description></Value><Goal><Name>Forums &amp; Partnership</Name><Description>Support the creation of department- or agency-level labor-management forums and promoting partnership efforts between labor and management.</Description><Identifier>_e701af80-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b020-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Metrics</Name><Description>Develop metrics for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Council and department or agency labor-management forums in order to promote consistent, appropriate, and administratively efficient measurement and evaluation processes across departments and agencies.</Description><Identifier>_e701b0d4-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b192-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Information</Name><Description>Collect and disseminate information about, and providing guidance on, labor-management relations improvement efforts including results achieved.</Description><Identifier>_e701b250-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b30e-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Labor-Management Relations</Name><Description>Foster successful labor-management relations including through training of department and agency personnel in methods of dispute resolution and cooperative methods of labor-management relations.</Description><Identifier>_e701b3d6-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b494-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Recommendations</Name><Description>Develop recommendations for innovative ways to improve delivery of services and products to the public while cutting costs and advancing employee interests.</Description><Identifier>_e701b570-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>5</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b638-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Systemic Failures Forum</Name><Description>Serve as a venue for addressing systemic failures of department or agency-level forums.</Description><Identifier>_e701b714-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>6</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b7e6-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Pilot Programs</Name><Description>Providing recommendations to the President for the implementation of several pilot programs within the executive branch, for bargaining over subjects set forth in 5 U.S.C. 7106(b)(1).</Description><Identifier>_e701b8b8-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>7</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_e701b99e-1d22-11e2-93d1-d3afc7ccd5b7</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><StartDate></StartDate><EndDate></EndDate><PublicationDate>2012-10-23</PublicationDate><Source>http://www.lmrcouncil.gov/about/index.aspx</Source><Submitter><FirstName>Owen</FirstName><LastName>Ambur</LastName><PhoneNumber></PhoneNumber><EmailAddress>Owen.Ambur@verizon.net</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>