# Presentation: 920640

## OMB Scorecards: Picking up the Pace

- Cynthia Vallina
- Office of Management and Budget
- Executive Office of the President
- November 2007

## Manage for Results

- Achieving Results requires:
- √ A clear definition of success for every program and activity;
- √ A clear action plan for achieving success;
- √ A system of accountability to ensure programs perform as promised;

## Scorecard: Simple but it Works

## Feds Moving in Right Direction

- Consume 300 trillion Btu in its standard (office) buildings, but 30% less than1985
- Consume 750 trillion Btu in vehicles & equipment, but 20% less since 1985 & 3% less than last year (Defense = 93%)
- Increased total alternative fuel usage by 40% in last 2 years
- Since 1985, invested $6.3B in EE improvements; est. savings = $5-8B ($1-2B from ESPC)

## Scorecard Assessments

- Three Scorecards – PMA hybrid
- 5 measures each based on existing policy requirements (EO or Statutory)
- Assessments January/July
- Meetings with Senior Officials
- Updates as needed (#3)
- Focus on Results/Accountability

**Notes:**
After presentation, distribute drafts and explain that agencies have until February 10 to review, comment, and complete “Agency action” bullets

OMB will distribute scorecards to agencies electronically by the end of the week with instructions on how to submit comments.

## Management Scorecards

**Explanation of Status Scores**
**GREEN**—meets all Standards for Success
**YELLOW**—achieved intermediate levels of performance in all the criteria
**RED**—has any one of a number of serious flaws
**Explanation of Progress Scores**
**GREEN**—Implementation is proceeding according to agreed upon plans
**YELLOW**—Slippage in implementation schedule, quality of deliverables, or other issues requiring adjustment in order to achieve scheduled goals
**RED**—Initiative is in serious jeopardy.  Unlikely to realize objectives absent significant management attention and intervention.

**Notes:**
Scorecards I will distribute momentarily meet the principals I just described.

The new scorecards follow the format of scorecards used for the President’s Management Agenda.  

Like PMA scorecards, the new scorecards have specific criteria for achieving Yellow and Green.

Also like PMA scorecards, there are general definitions for Status and Progress color-coded scores, shown on this slide. 

[Describe each one as time permits...]

## Scorecard Standards for Success

- Reduce energy use 3% annually/30% by 2015
- Reduce water consumption 2% annually compared to 2007
- Purchase 3% renewable energy annually/1/2 new
- Reduce petroleum use 2% annually/20% by 2015
- Increase alternative fuel use by 10% annually
- Ensure 15% of building inventory is Sustainable by 2015
- Purchase 95% EPEAT-registered electronics
- Ensure new building design is 30% more energy efficient

**Notes:**
ASHRAE (ash’ ray) stands for American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air conditioning Engineers.
IECC stands for International Energy Conservation Code.
FEMP stands for DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program

The ASHRAE standard applies to residential buildings.
The IECC applies to non-residential buildings.

## Agency Highlights

**DOI:** Energy Use↓15% almost 10% w/o renewable credit – 330B btu renewable (14.6% of total use); BLM Presidential Award
**VA:** Established central business center & awarded contracts for energy assessments @67 facilities (20% facilities) red-to-green on Energy
**NASA:**  ↓30.4% 1985-2005; ↓16% 1990 EIF; renewable energy (8.4% of total use in 2005)
**DHS:** ↓18% 2003-2006; Institutionalizing EE at 9 major components; measuring 5 factors quarterly
**DOJ:**  Invested $3.5 M on EE mangement; plans to improve 98 institutions w/in next 6 years

## Current Data Reports

- _Statutory_
- RCRA/Biobased
- Annual Energy Report
- FAST (Transportation/Fleet)

- _Other_
- EMS Scorecards
- A-11 Section 25/300
- Electronics

## Now More Than Ever

- Updating Scorecards for January 08 assessment
- Major improvements; faster implementation
- Disconnect between program managers and senior managers disappeared
- Agency Reporting & Data much improved and much more timely
- High level attention, support & accountablility visible at all agencies
- Issues & Agencies no longer “off the radar”

## INFO Available

- www.fedcenter.gov
- www.ofee.gov -
- http://www1.energy.gov/femp
- _[www.energystar.gov](http://www.energystar.gov/)_/ www.epeat.net
- www.usgbc.org - LEED
- www.wbdg.org Whole Bldg Design Guide
- Results.gov

## Summary

- Improvements reported thru Scorecards for every metric in every agency
- Scorecards spur faster progress and better use of tools – EO & Statute accountability
- Scorecards hold agencies and sr. officials accountable; staff gets support they need.
- Where Fear of Action was greater than Fear of Inaction (Scorecards Reverse it)
- Vallina@omb.eop.gov