United States DEPARTMENT of Commerce

A P P E N D I X A : P E R F O R M A N C E A N D R E S O U R C E T A B L E S
P E R F O R M A N C E A N D R E S O U R C E T A B L E S
To make the report more useful, this FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) reports on targets and
measures from the FY 2008 Annual Performance Plan (APP), which more accurately reflects updated targets of
each performance measure. Individual bureau-specific APPs can be found on the Department Web site at http://
www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/budgetsub_perf_strategicplans.htm. The resource tables with the performance tables are
also combined to make the information easier to follow.
The following tables provide an array of information that previously was shown in separate tables. The information should
help the reader clearly understand the resources expended for each Strategic Goal, Objective, and Performance Outcome/
Objective.
The system of reporting does not currently allow the Department to report on resources at the performance measure level
but it is the Department’s hope to develop this capability in the future. It is important to note that if a performance measure
has been exceeded (more than 125 percent of target), a blue circle will appear. If a performance measure has been met
(100 to 125 percent of target), a green circle will appear. A measure that was slightly below target (95 to 99 percent of the
target) appears as yellow, while a measure that was definitely not met appears as red. No targets that were in the form of
text (e.g., a series of milestones met) would ever be considered exceeded since they can’t be quantified.
The information in the tables will follow the following format:
Strategic Goal and Resources
Objective and Resources
Performance Outcome/Objective and Resources
Performance Measure
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, measures that do not have targets, are new, or are baseline are not included in any count
in this document. Resources for each performance outcome/objective are estimates and may be updated in the budget for
FY 2009.
Target and performance data are tracked back to FY 2000 where available. If a measure was developed after FY 2000,
actual performance data is shown back to the year that the measure first appeared.
In FY 2007, the Department changed the references to “Performance Goals” to “Performance Outcomes” since this reflects
changes in the Department’s FY 2007 - FY 2012 Strategic Plan and better reflects the work of the Department. The exception
was NOAA which used the term “Performance Objectives” rather than “Performance Outcomes” since NOAA has several
performance outcomes and the Department preferred to limit the total number of outcomes.
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