This indicator describes a major service that ES provides to its customer base via the IT Tower -- that being full installation, maintenance (including print supplies), and repair services for a growing base of high performance printing resources located at the Department’s headquarters. The sources for these data are the Cartridges Technologies Incorporated (CTI) Systems, and the ES Tableau Data Environment.

The Employee Engagement index consists of 15 FEVS questions that concentrate on factors that lead to an engaged workforce (e.g., supporting employee development, communicating agency goals).

Sound acquisition practices help guard against inefficiency and waste and improve the ability to obtain quality supplies and services that are on time and within budget. There are many ways to achieve savings through more effective acquisition practices, including: ending contracts that do not meet program needs; negotiating more favorably priced contracts; developing more strategic acquisition approaches; and reengineering ineffective business processes. This element will measure the Department’s progress in reducing spending through more effective acquisition practices.

Increase climate literacy through training and education, per E.O. 14008.

This indicator measures the number of the Department's acquisition workforce members receiving targeted training on innovative and underutilized procurement and program management techniques through the acquisition innovation lab (The Lab).

This element/indicator measures the Department’s progress in managing risk through reducing the use of high-risk contracting authorities. High-risk contracting authorities, such as noncompetitive contracting, cost-reimbursement contracts, and time-and materials and labor-hour contracts, pose special risks of overspending. The Department’s high-risk contracting percentage for the base year (FY2009) was 53.4%, and OMB directed that we maintain a 10% reduction from the FY 2009 based on the share of dollars obligated under new contract actions that use high-risk contracting authorities for future FYs. The Department's target is 46.9%, which is a 10% reduction from the FY 2009 base. The target is depicted as a percentage. A percentage equal to or lower than 46.9% is favorable. Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) is the data source that is used for information pertaining to high-risk contracting activities and is the single source for U.S. government-wide procurement data.

Average # of calendar days to hire all hires (DE, MP, SES/SL/ST and other hires) from the time the hiring need was validated (Day 1) to EOD.