CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL

FISCAL YEAR 2003

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS

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"I hope you'll never take the honor of public service

for granted. Some of us will serve in government

for a season; others will spend an entire career here.

But all of us should dedicate ourselves to great goals:

We are not here to mark time, but to make progress,

to achieve results, and to leave a record of

excellence."

-President George W. Bush

October 15, 2001

Constitution Hall

Washington, D.C.

"The work of the CHCO Council is going to play an

invaluable role in our stepped-up drive for results.

Our Federal work force is the driving engine on

which all our efforts depend, and the Council will be

an essential and influential catalyst in the

development of. policies and strategies that will

shape the Federal Government's human resources

management programs."

-OPM Director Kay ColesJames

CHCO Council Chairman

June 11, 2003

The White House

Washington, D.C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Message from OPM Director Kay Coles James, Council Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

I. Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

II. Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

III. Council Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

IV. Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Appendix 1: Composition of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council's Membership. . . . . .9

Appendix 2: Chief Human Capital Officers Council Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Appendix 3: Chief Human Capital Officers Council Charter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Appendix 4: Executive CommitteeRoster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Appendix 5: Initial Subcommittees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Appendix 6: CHCO Council Accomplishments: Fiscal Year 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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A MESSAGE FROM OPM DIRECTOR KAY COLES JAMES

CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

I am pleased to present to Congress the first annual report of the Chief Human Capital Officers

(CHCO) Council, detailing activities during Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. By law, the Council was

established on May 23, 2003, 180 days after the enactment date of its enabling legislation. To

maintain a reporting structure that is parallel with the Fiscal Year, this report details activities

during the first four months of the Council's existence, a formative period during which the body

made a great deal of progress and developed proactive plans for future activities. A second

report will be prepared shortly after the end of FY 2004.

This report was prepared in response to the statutory requirement that the CHCO Council submit

annually to Congress a report on the activities of the Council. Section 1401 [note] of title 5,

United States Code, establishes a Chief Human Capital Officers Council to advise and coordinate

the activities of the agencies of its members on such matters as the modernization of human

resources systems, improved quality of human resources information, and legislation affecting

human resources operations and organizations.

Since its establishment, the CHCa Council has been actively engaged in assisting agencies in the

implementation of the first Government-wide initiative of the President's Management Agenda:

the Strategic Management of Human Capital. The Council, its initial subcommittees, and its

members are driving this initiative on a daily basis across the Federal Government. As the

Council reaches its first anniversary, I am confident that, through its activities, this important

body of key policymakers is achieving the elevated profile for human resources issues that

Congress and the President envisioned.

This report can be found on the aPM Web site at www.chcoc.opm.gov.

Kay Coles James

Chairman

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Chief Human Capital OfficersAct of 2002 (Act), enacted as part of the Homeland Security

Act of 2002 on November 25, 2002,1 required the heads of 24 Executive departments and

agencies to appoint or designate Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs). The Act also

established a Chief Human Capital Officers Council (Council) "to advise and coordinate the

activities of members' agencies on such matters as the modernization of human resources

systems, improved quality of human resources information, and legislation affecting human

resources operations and organizations."

The 25-member Council is composed of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

(OPM), who serves as chairman; the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), who acts as vice chairman; the CHCOs of the 15 Executive

departments; and the CHCOs of eight additional agencies designated by the OPM Director.

The Act's effective date, 180days after enactment, was May 24,2003.

On May 24, 2003, OPM Director Kay Coles James, Chairman of the CHCO Council, announced

the CHCOs designated by the heads of the 24 Executive departments and agencies specified in

the Act. Chairman James also announced the members of the CHCO Council. By statute, the

Council is composed of the CHCOs of Executive departments and any other members designated

by the OPM Director. Employing this authority, the Chairman designated the CHCOs of several

large Executive agencies, as well as a representative group of smaller Executive agencies, as

members of the Council.

Chairman James convened the Council for its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2003,

in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House. At the meeting, the Council adopted its charter;

OPM staff briefed members on the new Governmentwide direct hire and category rating

authorities included in the Homeland Security Act of 2002; executive vice president for human

resources of The Home Depot, Mr. Kevin Donovan, offered a private sector perspective on

human capital management; and congressional staff read a letter from Senator George V.

Voinovich, the CHCO Act's author.

The Council held its second meeting on July 23, 2003, at the Office of Personnel Management.

A strategic planning retreat originally scheduled for September 2003 was postponed due to

Hurricane Isabel. The retreat took place on November 20-21,2003, at OPM's Federal Executive

Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, and will be described in the Council's Annual Report to the

Congress for Fiscal Year 2004.

Chairman James established an Executive Committee composed of nine CHCOsto help steer the

Council. In 2004, the Committee is scheduled to meet on a monthly basis. In addition, the

Chairman designated the following five initial subcommittees to examine key human resources

issues: (1) The Hiring Process; (2) Leadership Development and Succession Planning; (3)

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Performance Management; (4) Employee Conduct and Poor Performers; and (5) Emergency

Preparedness. Each subcommittee is chaired by a member of the Executive Committee.

At the Council's inaugural meeting, Chairman James announced the establishment of a CHCO

Academy, a forum for Council members to discuss Federal human resources issues, learn from

one another in an informal setting, and share best practices in the strategic management of

human capital. The Academy meets monthly at OPM.

On November 18, 2003, Chairman James appointed Mr. Michael D. Dovilla the Council's first

Executive Director to direct the daily operations of the Council, serve as an advisor to the

Chairman and her principal liaison to Council members, and act as a catalyst for assuring rapid,

effective, and comprehensive follow-through on Council initiatives.

To enhance communication among members and with external stakeholders, in the near future

OPM will launch a Web site containing key information about the Council. Once active, the site

will be accessible on the Internet at www.chcoc.opm.gov.

The Council held an offsite with representatives of Federal employee labor organizations to

celebrate the first anniversary of the body's establishment. Additional information on this

meeting will be provided in the Council's Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal Year 2004.

BACKGROUND

The Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 (Act), enacted as part of the Homeland Security

Act of 2002 on November 25, 2002,2 required the heads of 24 Executive departments and

agencies to appoint or designate Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs). In addition, the Act

established a Chief Human Capital Officers Council (Council) "to advise and coordinate the

activities of members' 'agencies on such matters as the modernization of human resources

systems, improved quality of human resources information, and legislation affecting human

resources operations and organizations.,,3

The 25-member Council is composed of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

(OPM), who serves as chairman; the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), who acts as vice chairman; the CHCOs of the 15 Executive

departments; and the CHCOs of eight additional agencies designatedby the OPM Director.

The Act's effective date, 180 days after enactment, was May 24,2003.

2 Pub. L. No. 107-296

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COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

Designation of Chief Human Capital Officers and Establishment of the Council

On May 24, 2003, OPM Director Kay Coles James, Chairman of the CHCO Council, announced

the CHCOs designated by the heads of the 24 Executive departments and agencies specified in

the Act, as follows:

Chief Human Capital Officers

Inaugural Class. May 24,2003

Ruthie Jackson

Otto Wolff

David Chu

William Leidinger

Claudia Cross

RosemaryTaylor

Ronald James

Vickers Meadows

. Lynn Scarlett

Joanne Simms

Patrick Pizzella

Ruth Davis

Michael Dannenhauer

Rebecca Contreras

William Campbell

Rose Mar!'eDepp Morris Winn

Gail Lovelace

Vicki Novak

Anthony Amolie

PatriciaNorry

Doris Hausser

Monika Harrison

Reginald Wells

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Heal~ aridHuman Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department ofthe Interior

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

Department of State

Department of Transportation

Department of the Treasury

~Departnfentof Veterans Affairs

Agencyfdr InternationalDevelopment

EnvironmentalProtection Agency

GeneralSetVices Adrrilnistratidn

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

.NationalScience Foundation

Nuclear ReglihitoryCommission

Office of Personnel Management

Small Business Administration

Social Security Administration

The Act cited section 90I(b) of title 31, United States Code, a provision of the Chief Financial

Officers Act of 1990, as the basis for which agencies would have statutory CHCOs. Several

agencies not enumerated in the Act embraced the spirit of the legislation, however, and

designated CHCOs as well. These agencies include the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),

Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Peace Corps.

On the Act's effective date, Chairman James announced the members of the CHCO Council. By

statute, the Council is composed of the CHCOs of Executive departments and any other

members designated by the OPM Director. Employing this authority, the Chairman designated

the CHCOs of several large Executive agencies, as well as a representative group of smaller

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Executive agencies, as members of the Council. Not all statutory CHCOs are members of the

Council, while some non-statutory CHCOs are members. The Chairman sought to achieve a

representative sample of small agencies on the Council. Accordingly, she selected for

membership three of the six smallest agencies' statutory CHCOs. In addition, to highlight the

necessity of excellent strategic human capital management in the Intelligence Community and

the Federal Government's myriad small agencies, the Chairman designated as Council members

the CIA CHCO and a representative of the Small Agency Council, the voluntary management

association of approximately 80 sub-Cabinet, independent Federal agencies, each of which

generally has fewer than 6,000 employees.

In summary, the Federal Government's CHCOs can be categorized as follows:

. CHCOs of the 15 Cabinet departments specifically enumerated in the Act, all of whom

are on the Council;

CHCOs of nine Executive agencies also listed in the statute, six of whom are on the

Council;4and

CHCOs of other Federal agenciesthat voluntarily have established these positions, two of

whom are on the Council.5

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Appendix 1 of this report contains a diagram that displays these categories.

Meetings of the Council

June 2003

Chairman James convened the Council for its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2003,

in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

The meeting provided -new Council members a chance to introduce themselves and offer

thoughts on actions that could be taken to meet current strategic human resources challenges. In

calling the inaugural meeting to order, Chairman James described the Council as an additional

body through which to drive the implementation of Federal personnel flexibilities within

agencies. Citing the initiative and excellence of Federal managers and employees on and after

the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Chairman stated that OPM will continue its

commitment of supporting agency requests for assistance in seeking new flexibilities or further

implementing existing authorities.

At the meeting, the Council adopted its charter; OPM staff briefed members on the new

Government-wide direct hire and category rating authorities included in the Homeland Security

Act of 2002; executive vice president for human resources of The Home Depot, Mr. Kevin

Donovan, offered a private sector perspective on human capital management; and congressional

staff read a congratulatory letter from Senator George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), the CHCO Act's

author.

4 Of these nine, EPA, GS:\, NASA, NRC, OPM, and SSA.have seats on the Council.

5 Of these agencies, the two represented on the Council are CIA and the Small :\gency Council.

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July 2003

The Council held its second meeting on July 23, 2003, at the Office of Personnel Management.

At the meeting, the Chairman announced the Council's Executive Committee members; OPM

staff briefed members on emergency communications, personnel background investigations

(including the issues of bogus degrees and questionable resumes) and the Human Capital

Performance Fund; and the Council discussed an initial strategic planning retreat as well as the

appointment of a Technical Assistant for each CHCO to strengthen lines of communication

between the Council, aPM, and agencies.

September 2003

A strategic planning retreat originally scheduled for September 2003 was postponed due to

Hurricane Isabel. The retreat took place on November 20-21,2003, at aPM's Federal Executive

Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, and will be described in the Council's Annual Report to the

Congress for Fiscal Year 2004.

Establishment of Executive Committee and Initial Subcommittees

In July 2003, Chairman James established an Executive Committee composed of nine CHCOs to

help steer the Council. In 2004, the Committee is scheduled to meet on a monthly basis. In

addition, the Chairman designated the following five initial subcommittees to examine key

human resources issues: (1) The Hiring Process; (2) Leadership Development and Succession

Planning; (3) Performance Management; (4) Employee Conduct and Poor Performers; and (5)

Emergency Preparedness. Each subcommittee is chaired by one member of the Executive

Committee. The groups, which receive support from aPM and member agency staff, are

meeting regularly and have been charged with driving their respective issues and making

recommendations to the Council, via the Executive Committee, for regulatory or legislative

changes.

Establishment of Chief Human Capital Officers Academy

At the Council's inaugural meeting, Chairman James announced the establishment of a CHCa

Academy, a forum for Council members to discuss Federal human resource issues, learn from

one another in an informal setting, and share best practices in the strategic management of

human capital. The topics of the first three monthly sessions of the Academy, which was

launched in February 2004, are (1) current flexibilities under title 5, United States Code, (2)

human resources competitive sourcing, and (3) continuing the dialogue on Federal pay reform.

The Chairman has invited Council members to recommend issues for discussion at future

Academy sessions.

Appointment of Executive Director

an November 18, 2003, Chairman James appointed the Council's first Executive Director to

direct the daily operations of the Council, serve as an advisor to the Chairman and her principal

liaison to Council members, and act as a catalyst for assuring rapid, effective, and

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comprehensive follow-through on Council initiatives. For this position, the Chairman selected

Mr. Michael D. Dovilla, a former professional staff member for Senator George V. Voinovich,

chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight of

Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia. During his time

on Senator Voinovich's staff, Mr. Dovilla, a former Presidential Management Intern, assisted in

drafting and guiding to passage by the Congress a package of Federal civil service reforms,

including the provisions of the ChiefHuman Capital OfficersAct of 2002.

Outreach to External Stakeholders

To enhance communication among members and with external stakeholders, OPM will launch in

the near future a Web site containing key information about the Council. Once active, the site

will be accessible on the Internet at www.chcoc.opm.gov.

In addition, the Council held a major offsite to celebrate the first anniversary of the body's

establishment. This meeting included representatives of Federal employee labor organizations,

as required at one meeting per year by the Act. Additional information on this meeting will be

provided in the Council's Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal Year 2004.

CONCLUSION

From the first day of its existence as one of the Federal Government's interagency management

councils, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council began adding value to the public policy

dialogue over the future of America's civil service. As the Council reaches its first anniversary,

it already has assumed a prominent place among the interagency management councils that are

helping to drive the initiatives of the President's Management Agenda.

The members of the CHCO Council take seriously their important, new responsibilities. With

continued attention to the President's charge to achieve results, the American civil service will

only grow stronger as it continues to provide the Nation with the critical services our citizens

expect.

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APPENDIX 1

Composition of the CHCO Council's Membership

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-Cabinet (15) \ I -SAC rep

-SSA

I Statutory CHCOs I -AID -NASA

-NSF -EPA

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lather Agency -NRC i-Chair HC/HR Officials

-Vice Chair

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CIDEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

SEPTEMBER 2004

MS. KAY COLES JAMES, CHAIRMAN

Director

Office of Personnel Management

MR.CLAYJOHNSON,III, VICECHAIRMAN

Deputy Director for Management

Office of Management and Budget

MR. JOHN SURINA

Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration

Department of Agriculture

MR. VINCENTT. TAYLOR

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Department of Transportation

MR. OTTO J. WOLFF

Assistant Secretary for Administration

DepartmentofComme~e

MS. REBECCA CONTRERAS

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management

Department of the Treasury

DR. DAVID S. C. CHV

Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness

Department of Defense

MR. WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL

Assistant Secretaryfor Management

Department of Veterans Affairs

MR. WILLIAM LEIDINGER

Assistant Secretary for Management

Department of Education

MR. ROBERT A. REBELO

Chief Human Resources Officer

Central IntelligenceAgency

MS. CLAUDIA CROSS

Director of Human Resources Management

Department of Energy

MR. DAVID J. O'CONNOR

Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Administration and Resources Management

Environmental Protection Agency

DR. ED SONTAG

Assistant Secretary for Administratien and Management

Department of Health and Human Services

MS. GAIL LOVELACE

Chief People Officer

General Services Administration

MR. RONALD JAMES

Chief Human Capital Officer

Department of Homeland Security

MS. VICKI A. NOVAK

Assistant Administrator for Human Resources

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

MS. VICKERS B. MEADOWS

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Department of Housing and Urban Development

MS. PATRICIA G. NORRY

Deputy Executive Director for Management Services

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

MS. LYNN SCARLETT

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

Department of the Interior

DR. DORIS HAUSSER

Senior Policy Advisor to the Director

and Chief Human Capital Officer

MS. Office of Personnel Management JOANNE W. SIMMS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

for Human Resources and Administration

Department of Justice

DR. REGINALD WELLS

Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources

Social Security Administration

MR. PATRICK PIZZELLA

Assistant Secretary for

Administration and Management

Department of Labor

MR. JOHN SEAL

Chairman, Small Agency Council

Chief Management and Human Capital Officer

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

AMB. W. ROBERT PEARSON

Director General of the Foreign Service

and Director of Human Resources

Department of State

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Charter

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL

Adopted:

June 11,2003

The White House

INTRODUCTION

In his Management Agenda, the President has stated that the Federal Government's workforce is

one of its most valuable assets. Our employees are a national resource, and the American public

expects the Federal workforce to be managed effectively and efficiently on their behalf. The

Congress, through law, also supports this goal and has required that agencies establish a system

of human capital management with plans that are strategically developed, leadership that has

authority and accountability, and performance that is measured and continuously improved.

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Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) are essential to the success of human capital

management throughout the Federal Government. They are vested with stewardship

responsibilities for Federal employees and agencies and also share a collective accountability

with OPM for improving the strategic management of human capital throughout the executive

branch. They exercise that accountability in part through the CHCO Council, as strategic

partners with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB).

AUTHORITY

The CHCO Council (Council) is formally established by the Chief Human Capital Officers Act

of 2002 (Act), which was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act, Public Law 107-296,on

November 25,2002. The provisions are effectiveMay 24,2003.

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PURPOSES

The purposes of the Council are to:

. Advise OPM, OMB, and agency leaders on human capital strategies and policies, as well as

on the assessment of human capital management in Federal agencies.

Inform and coordinate the activities of its member agencies on such matters as modernization

of human resources systems, improved quality of human resources information, and

legislation affecting human resources management operations and organizations.

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. Assist member CHCOs and other officials with similar responsibilities in fulfilling their

individual responsibilities to:

(1) Implement the laws governing the Federal civil service, as well as the rules and

regulations of the President, OPM, and other agencies with regulatory authority that

affects Federal employees;

(2) In accordance with those laws and regulations, advise and assist agency heads and

other senior officials in carrying out their responsibilities for selecting, developing,

training, and managing a high-quality, productive workforce in accordance with merit

system principles;

(3) Assess workforce characteristics and future needs and align the agency's human

resources policies and programs with the agency's mission, strategic goals, and

performance objectives;

(4) Advocate and assure a culture of continuous learning and high performance,

developing and implementing effective strategies to attract, develop, manage, and

retain employees with superior abilities;

(5) Identify human capital best practices and benchmarks, and apply those exemplars to

their agencies and the Federal Government as a whole.

. Provide leadership in identifying and addressing the needs of the Federal Government's

human capital community, including training and development.

MEMBERSHIP

The Act establishes as permanent members of the Council:

(1) the Director of OPM;

(2) the Deputy Director for Management of OMB; and

(3) the Chief Human Capital Officers of Executive departments.

The Act also provides that the Director of OPM may designate other members of the Council.

Such additional members may include, but are not limited to:

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(1) the Chief Human Capital Officers of other Executive agencies; and

(2) members who are designated on an ex officio basis and who may be invited to

contribute to projects, as particular skills and expertise are needed.

The Act provides that the Director of aPM serves as Chairperson of the Council, and the Deputy

Director for Management of OMB serves as Vice Chairperson.

OTHER ATTENDEES

As required by the Act, at least once a year, representatives of employee labor organizations will

be invited to attend a Council meeting. At the discretion of the Chair, representatives of other

organizations may be invited to attend Council meetings.

MEETINGS

Meetings will be scheduled at the direction of the Chair. Attendance will generally be limited to

principals and members, as described above, and to others who are specifically invited or

approved by the Chair.

When votes are taken, each Council member (other than ex officio members) will have one vote.

Members must be present to vote.

Invited guests who are not Federal employees may express their views, but will not participate in

deliberations or decisions on policy matters, unless the meeting has been opened to the public in

accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Note in this regard that FACA

does not normally apply 10 Council meetings.

Minutes of meetings will be prepared by the Secretaryffreasurer, and copies will be provided to

all members. The Secretaryffreasurer will maintain an official archive of all minutes and other

official Council documents.

COMMITTEES

The Chair may establish standing committees of the Council and appoint committee chairs and

members. The Chair may also establish one or more ad hoc committees to deal with specific

issues or initiatives.

ANNUAL REPORT

The Act requires that the Council submit each year to Congress a report on the activities of the

Council.

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MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

SEPTEMBER 2004

MS. KAY COLES JAMES

CHAIRMAN

Director

Office of Personnel Management

MR. CLAY JOHNSON, III

VICE CHAIRMAN

Deputy Director for Management

Office of Management and Budget

MR. OTTOJ. WOLFF

AssistantSecretaryforAdministration

DepartmentofCommerce

DR. DAVID S. C. CHU

Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness

Department of Defense

MR. WILLIAM LEIDINGER

Assistant Secretary for Management

Department of Education

MR. RONALD JAMES

Chief Human Capital Officer

Department of Homeland Security

MS. VICKERS MEADOWS

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Department of Housing and Urban Development

MR. PATRICK PIZZELLA

Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

Department of Labor

MS. GAIL LOVELACE

Chief People Officer

General Services Administration

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INITIAL SUBCOMMITTEES

SEPTEMBER2004

Subcommittee on the Hiring Process

David Chu, Department of Defense, Chairman

Ed Sontag, Department of Health and Human Services

William Campbell, Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert Rebelo, Central Intelligence Agency

David O'Connor, Environmental Protection Agency

Subcommittee on Leadership Development and Succession Planning

William Leidinger, Department of Education, Chairman

Claudia Cross, Department of Energy

W. Robert Pearson, Department of State

Rebecca Contreras, Department of the Treasury

Patricia Norry, Nuclear RegulatoryCommission

Subcommittee on Performance Management

Otto Wolff, Department of Commerce, Chairman

John Surina, Department of Agriculture

Lynn Scarlett, Department of the Interior

Doris Hausser, Office of Personnel Management

ReginaldWells, Social Security Administration

John Seal, Small Agency Council

Subcommittee on Employee Conduct and Poor Performers

Patrick Pizzella, Department of Labor, Chairman

Vickers Meadows, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Joanne Simms, Department of Justice

Vicki Novak, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness

Gail Lovelace, General Services Administration, Chairman

Ronald James, Department of Homeland Security

Vincent Taylor, Department of Transportation

John Seal, Small Agency Council

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CHCO Council Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2004

These items will be described comprehensivelY in the CRCO Council's

Annual Report to the Congressfor Fiscal Year 2004.

Council Activity

. Chairman James convened a retreat of the full Council at OPM's Federal Executive Institute in

Charlottesville, Virginia on November 20-21, 2003. All subcommittees presented initial findings

on their issue areas, OPM staff provided briefings on several issues, including Executive branch

detailees and security clearance adjudications, and CHCOs had the opportunity to become

familiar with one another and meet the Council's first executive director.

. The Council held six meetings in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, as follows:

January 13, 2004

February 10, 2004

April 13, 2004

May 25, 2004 (first anniversary joint meeting/training session with Veterans Service

Organizations at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.)

July 13,2004

September 9, 2004 (meeting held in conjunction with OPM's Federal Workforce

Conferen.ce in Baltimore, Maryland)

. The Executive Committee held six meetings in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, as follows:

January 29, 2004

February 26, 2004

April 7, 2004

May 19,2004

July 29,2004

September 30, 2004

. OPM staff began development of a CHCO Council Web site containing key information about

the Council and designed to enhance communication among members and with external

stakeholders. The site is set to be launched early in FY 2005.

Interaction with Congress

. Chairman James testified before the House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency

Organization of the Committee on Government Reform at a hearing tided, "First Year on the

Job: Chief Human Capital Officers."

. Chairman James, agency CHCOs, and the executive director participated in interviews with the

Government Accountability Office (GAO) in late 2003/ early 2004 for a report on the CHCO

Council requested by the House Civil Service Subcommittee.

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Involvement of CHCOs in Key Strategic Human Capital Management Issues

. To showcase the Administration's efforts to reform the Federal hiring process, Chairman James

accompanied several CHCOs to the last of eleven OPM "Working for America" recruitment

fairs in New York City.

. To demonstrate the Administration's commitment to increasing the use of telework, Chairman

James led CHCOs and human resources staff on a site visit of the Fairfax Telework Center on

July 6, 2004.

. To engage CHCOs in discussion and decision-making, Chairman James included in full Council

meetings a series of briefings and extensive dialogue on major policy issues such as the new

Senior Executive Service pay for performance and agency certification regulations and the

revamped Presidential Management Fellows Program.

Subcommittee Activity

. All five subcommittees met regularly throughout FY 2004 to discuss and form a foundation of

knowledge on their issue areas.

. Three of the five subcommittees issued initial reports, all of which were presented to the

Executive Committee (Ee) as follows:

Leadership Development and Succession Planning

. Report presented to EC: February 26, 2004

. Revised report presented to EC: July 29, 2004

. Report presented to and approved by full Council: September 9, 2004

. Chairman James charged OPM staff to implement subcommittee

recommendations as soon as possible

Employee Conduct and Poor Performers

. Report submitted to Executive Director: February 18, 2004

. Report presented to EC: February 26, 2004

. R~port scheduled to be presented to full Council: October 12, 2004

The Hiring Process

. Report presented to Chairman James: April 14, 2004

. Report presented to EC: July 29, 2004

. Subcommittee currendy revising report based on EC comments

. Two of the five subcommittees have met but have not issued reports on their findings and

recommendations. They have, however, taken the following actions:

Performance Management

. Met at OPM on several occasions in 2004

. Served as a review panel for options pursued in OPM's development of

regulations to implement the new statutory Senior Executive Service

performance-based compensation system

. Received OPM briefings on new personnel systems being developed for the

Departments of Homeland Security and Defense in order to gain a better

understanding of options for performance-based compensation at other

Federal agencies

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