Department of the Treasury

FY 2014 - 2017 Strategic Goals & Objectives

Goal 1: Promote domestic economic growth and stability while continuing reforms of the financial system

Objective 1.1: Promote savings and increased access to credit and affordable housing options 

Objective 1.2: Wind down emergency financial crisis response programs 

Objective 1.3: Complete implementation of financial regulatory reform initiatives, continue monitoring capital 

markets, and address threats to stability

Objective 1.4: Facilitate commerce by providing trusted and secure U. S. currency, products, and services for use by 

the public

Goal 2: Enhance U.S. competitiveness and job creation, and promote international financial stability and 

more balanced global growth

Objective 2.1: Promote free trade, open markets, and foreign investment opportunities

Objective 2.2: Protect global economic and financial stability and press for market-determined foreign exchange rates

Objective 2.3: Advance U.S. economic, financial, and national security goals by leveraging multilateral mechanisms

Objective 2.4:Provide technical assistance to developing countries working to improve public financial 

management and strengthen their financial systems

Goal 3: Fairly and effectively reform and modernize federal financial management, accounting, and tax systems

Objective 3.1: Improve the efficiency and transparency of federal financial management and government-wide 

accounting 

Objective 3.2: Improve the disbursement and collection of federal funds and reduce improper payments made by 

the U.S. government

Objective 3.3:Pursue tax reform, implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Foreign Account 

Tax Compliance Act, and improve the execution of the tax code 

Goal 4: Safeguard the financial system and use financial measures to counter national security threats 

Objective 4.1: Identify priority threats to the financial system using intelligence analysis and outreach to the 

financial sector 

Objective 4.2: Develop, implement, and enforce sanctions and other targeted financial measures

Objective 4.3:Improve the cybersecurity of our nation’s financial sector

Objective 4.4:Protect the integrity of the financial system by implementing, promoting, and enforcing anti-money 

laundering and counterterrorism financing standards 

Goal 5: Create a 21st-century approach to government by improving efficiency, effectiveness and 

customer interaction 

Objective 5.1: Increase workforce engagement, performance, and diversity by instilling excellence, innovation, and 

inclusion in Treasury’s organizational culture and business practices

Objective 5.2: Support effective, data-driven decision-making and encourage transparency through intelligent 

gathering, analysis, sharing, use, and dissemination of information  

Objective 5.3:Promote efficient use of resources through shared services, strategic sourcing, streamlined business 

processes, and accountability

Objective 5.4:Create a culture of service through relentless pursuit of customer value
Department of the Treasury

Mission Statement

Maintain a strong economy and create economic and 

job opportunities by promoting conditions that enable 

economic growth and stability at home and abroad; 

strengthen national security by combating threats and 

protecting the integrity of the financial system; and manage 

the U.S. government’s finances and resources effectively.

Treasury’s Strategic Goals

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1. Promote domestic economic growth and stability 

while continuing reforms of the financial system

2. Enhance U.S. competitiveness 

and job creation, and promote 

international financial stability and 

more balanced global growth

3. Fairly and effectively reform 

and modernize federal financial 

management, accounting, 

and tax systems

4. Safeguard the financial 

system and use financial 

measures to counter 

national security threats 

5. Create a 21st-century approach 

to government by improving 

efficiency, effectiveness, 

and customer interaction