2008-08-24T22:29:29Z Owen Ambur http://www.xml.gov/stratml Public Domain President of the United States (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2002/mgmt.pdf">POTUS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A government that is active but limited, that focuses on priorities and does them well <br/> <b>Mission:</b> [W]hile the government needs to reform its operations — how it goes about its business and how it treats the people it serves, it also needs to rethink its purpose — how it defines what business is and what services it should provide. http://xml.gov/stratml/PMA 2007-05-24T12:00:00-05:00 2007-05-24T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-7-bfe.html">BFE LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Modern, interoperable, flexible, cost effective, and optimized solutions supporting all phases of the formulation and execution of the Federal Budget and linking budget formulation, execution, planning, performance, and financial information. http://xml.gov/stratml/BFELOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Case Management Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-1-case.html">CM LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Utilizing common solutions and data standards, case management information is easily and appropriately shared within and between federal and local agencies. http://xml.gov/stratml/CMLOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Health Architecture Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-5-federal.html">FHA LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A Federal Health IT environment that is interoperable with the private sector and supports the President’s Health IT plan enabling better care, increased efficiency, and improved population health. http://xml.gov/stratml/FHALOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Financial Management Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-2-financial.html">FM LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To improve the cost, quality, and performance of financial management (FM) reducing non-compliance systems by leveraging common standards, shared service solutions and implementing other government-wide reforms that foster efficiencies in Federal financial operations. http://xml.gov/stratml/FMLOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Geospatial Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-8-glob.html">GLOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Nation’s interests are served, and the core missions of Federal agencies and their partners are met, through the effective and efficient development, provision, and interoperability of geospatial data and services. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To further refine the opportunities for optimizing and consolidating Federal geospatial-related investments to reduce the cost of government and, at the same time, improve services to citizens. http://xml.gov/stratml/GLOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Grants Management Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-3-grants.html">GM LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A government-wide solution to support end-to-end grants management activities that promote citizen access, customer service, and agency financial and technical stewardship. http://xml.gov/stratml/GMLOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Human Resources Management Line of Business (<a href="http://www.opm.gov/egov/HR_LOB/vision_goals/">HR LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Government-wide, modern, cost effective, standardized, and interoperable Human Resource (HR) solutions providing common core functionality to support the strategic management of Human Capital. http://xml.gov/stratml/HRLOB 2007-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2007-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Information Systems Security Line of Business (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-6-its.html">ISS LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Federal Government’s information systems security program enables agencies’ mission objectives through a comprehensive and consistently implemented set of risk-based, cost-effective controls and measures that adequately protects information contained in Federal Government information systems. http://xml.gov/stratml/ISSLOB 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Information Technology Infrastructure Optimization Initiative Line of Business (<a href="http://www.itinfrastructure.gov/home/vision.shtml">IOI LOB</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A Government-wide, optimized and cost-effective IT infrastructure enabling agencies to focus on their core missions and enabling improved government-wide customer-centric services. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Infrastructure Optimization Initiative (IOI) puts in place a Government-wide approach for measuring and optimizing agency infrastructures to enhance cost efficiency/service level and better enable core Agency missions and customer-centric services. While the IOI provides the standardized framework for comparing performance across the Federal Government, Departments/Agencies remain responsible for choosing appropriate strategies for optimizing their commodity infrastructure cost efficiency/service level metrics. The IOI does not mandate how Agencies optimize their infrastructure – it will provide tools for Agencies to leverage. http://xml.gov/stratml/IOILOB 2007-10-06T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-06T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Chief Information Officers Council (<a href="http://xml.gov/documents/completed/cioc/StratPlan2007-2009.pdf">CIOC</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A Federal Government that strategically, efficiently and effectively uses IT to serve and protect our citizens. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To foster the collaboration of Federal Government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in strengthening Government-wide IT management practices. http://xml.gov/stratml/CIOCstratplan 2007-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 2007-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net A Practical Guide to Federal Service Oriented Architecture (<a href="http://smw.osera.gov/pgfsoa/images/a/a4/PGFSOA_v-1.1_Final_2008-06-30.pdf">PGFSOA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Based on the information in this document, chief architects and CIOs can become leaders capable of developing and effectively explaining the SOA business case for business stakeholders to inform and guide them in understanding and supporting the investment philosophy they are being asked to champion. Leaders should be able to develop plans for implementing and exploiting a successful roadmap for SOA adoption, and leverage and shape ongoing development, modernization, and enhancement (DME) activities within their agency. In addition, individuals should be able to leverage, support, and use cross-boundary initiatives working with their peers in other agencies, in local, state, and tribal governments, as well as private sector partners. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To describe a target federal service oriented architecture vision and to provide guidance in the management and governance of enterprise-wide services ... to help federal chief architects and chief information officers in their efforts to adopt SOA best practices to further their organizations’ mission outcomes, meet increasingly demanding compliance requirements, and optimize their IT architectures http://xml.gov/stratml/PGFSOA 2008-08-18T12:00:00-05:00 2008-08-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net E-Government Strategy, U.S. Federal Government (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/egovstrategy.pdf">eGov</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Government needs to reform its operations—how it goes about its business and how it treats the people it serves <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Support multi-agency projects that improve citizen services and yield performance gains http://xml.gov/stratml/eGovStrategy 2008-01-15T12:00:00-05:00 2008-01-15T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of Electronic Government and Technology (<a href="http://www.estrategy.gov/drilldown.cfm?action=about_us">OEGT</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To shift perspective, move to citizen-centered services and create a real electronic government. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To develop, coordinate, and define ways that electronic and information technology business strategies can assist the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), interagency committees and other federal agencies to enhance access and delivery of information and services to citizens, business partners, employees, agencies, and government entities. http://xml.gov/stratml/OEGT 2007-11-20T12:00:00-05:00 2007-11-20T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/2005_FEA_PMO_Action_Plan_FINAL.pdf">FEA PMO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The FEA is the cornerstone for the design, development and implementation of information resources governmentwide. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Develop and use the FEA to improve government efficiency and effectiveness http://xml.gov/stratml/FEAPMOstratplan 2007-06-07T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-07T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Model (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/FEA_CRM_v22_Final_July_2007.pdf">FEA BRM</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Business Reference Model provides a framework facilitating a functional (as opposed to organizational) view of the federal government’s LoBs, including its internal operations and its services for the citizens, independent of the agencies, bureaus and offices performing them. By describing the federal government around common business areas instead of by a stovepiped, agency-by-agency view, the BRM promotes agency collaboration and serves as the underlying foundation for the FEA and E-Gov strategies. http://xml.gov/stratml/FEABRM 2007-10-30T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-30T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Enterprise Architecture Service Component Reference Model (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-4-srm.html">FEA SRM</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The SRM is intended for use to support the discovery of government-wide business and application Service Components in IT investments and assets. http://xml.gov/stratml/FEASRM 2008-08-09T12:00:00-05:00 2008-08-09T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net FEAPMO EA Assessment Framework 2.2 (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-2-EAAssessment.html">EAAF</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To advance the use of enterprise architecture (EA) across the Federal government, by serving as the basis for enterprise architecture maturity assessments of Federal agencies performed by OMB. http://xml.gov/stratml/EAAF 2007-10-26T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Enterprise Architecture Geospatial Profile Version 1.1 (<a href="http://www.cio.gov/documents/FEA_Geospatial_Profile_v1%201%20_2_again.pdf">FEAGSP</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide guidance to government agencies to identify and describe the role of geospatial data, services, and related capabilities in the conduct of agency business and in the design of enterprise architectures http://xml.gov/stratml/FEAGSP 2008-07-28T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-28T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Enterprise Architecture Records Management Profile Version 1.1 (<a href="http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/pdf/rm-profile.pdf">FEARMP</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide agency decision- makers with a framework for incorporating statutory records management requirements and sound records management principles seamlessly into agency work processes, enterprise architectures, and information systems http://xml.gov/stratml/FEARMP 2008-07-28T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-28T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Department of Agriculture (<a href="http://www.ocfo.usda.gov/usdasp/sp2005/sp2005.pdf">USDA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To be a dynamic organization that is able to enhance agricultural trade, improve farm economies and quality of life in rural America, protect the Nation’s food supply, improve the Nation’s nutrition, and protect and enhance the Nation’s natural resource base and environment. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management. http://xml.gov/stratml/USDAstratplan 2007-06-06T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-06T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Agricultural Research Service (<a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/aboutus/docs.htm?docid=1766&page=1">ARS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Leading America towards a better future through agricultural research and information <br/> <b>Mission:</b> ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to: Ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole. http://xml.gov/stratml/ARSstratplan 2007-08-06T12:00:00-05:00 2007-08-06T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Forest Service (<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/publications/strategic/fs-sp-fy07-12.pdf">FS</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. http://xml.gov/stratml/FSstratplan 2007-10-22T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-22T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Coast Guard (<a href="http://www.piersystem.com/posted/786/CGS.144829.pdf">USCG</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Maritime safety, security, and stewardship http://xml.gov/stratml/USCGstratplan 2008-06-27T12:00:00-05:00 2008-06-27T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Department of Commerce (<a href="http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/07strplan/DOC07strplan.pdf">DOC</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A prosperous, productive America that is committed to free trade, competitiveness, and environmental stewardship and continues to play a lead role in the world economy. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Department of Commerce creates the conditions for economic growth and opportunity by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and stewardship. http://xml.gov/stratml/DOCstratplan 2007-10-10T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-10T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (<a href="http://www.spo.noaa.gov/pdfs/NOAA%20Strategic%20Plan.pdf">NOAA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> An informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs http://xml.gov/stratml/NOAAstratplan 2007-07-02T12:00:00-05:00 2007-07-02T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (<a href="http://www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecw-cp/library/CWStratPlan.pdf">USACE</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To be the premier public service provider of comprehensive, sustainable solutions to water resources challenges. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Civil Works Mission - Contribute to the national welfare and serve the public by providing the Nation and the Army with quality and responsive: development and management of the Nation’s water resources; protection, restoration, and management of the environment; disaster response and recovery; engineering and technical services in an environmentally sustainable, economic, and technically sound manner through partnerships. http://xml.gov/stratml/USACEstratplan 2007-06-18T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-18T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Defense Contract Management Agency (<a href="http://www.dcma.mil/goals.htm">DCMA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Indispensable Partner, Chosen By Our Customers For the Best Solutions <br/> <b>Mission:</b> DCMA Provides Customer Focused Acquisition Life Cycle and Combat Support to Ensure Readiness, Worldwide 24/7. http://xml.gov/stratml/DCMA 2007-12-13T12:00:00-05:00 2007-12-13T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Defense Information Systems Agency (<a href="http://www.disa.mil/strategy/strategy_book.pdf">DISA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We at DISA imagine and envision a world in which information is virtual and on demand with global reach. Information is protected by identitybased capabilities that allow users to connect, be identified, and access needed information in a trusted manner. It is a world in which United States military forces can deploy and connect no matter where they are located, pull information needed for their missions, and be given timely, accurate information on any threats they may face. It is a world with no seams between the sustaining base and the tactical edge so that operational agility is enabled. It is a world in which the United States military can freely exchange information routinely with coalition partners and others responsible for the security and defense of the United States. The technology employed is agile, adaptive, and capabilities-based. And, we imagine and envision a world in which our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are equipped with capabilities and services that are state-of-the-art. http://xml.gov/stratml/DISAStratPlan 2008-07-26T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Defense Logistics Agency (<a href="http://www.dla.mil/library/StratPlanFeb2007.pdf">DLA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Extending the Enterprise Forward to Meet the Needs of the Warfighter ... Right Item, Right Service, Right Place, Right Price, Right Time. . . Every Time <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To Provide Best Value Integrated Logistics Solutions to America’s Armed Forces and Other Designated Customers. . . in Peace and in War . . . Around the Clock, Around the World http://xml.gov/stratml/DLAStratPlan 2008-07-27T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-27T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Military Strategy of the United States of America (<a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/d20050318nms.pdf">NMS</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The National Military Strategy (NMS) supports the aims of the National Security Strategy (NSS) and implements the National Defense Strategy (NDS). It describes the Armed Forces’ plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive in the future. http://xml.gov/stratml/NMS 2007-09-10T12:00:00-05:00 2007-09-10T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Net-Centric Data Strategy, Department of Defense (<a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/cio-nii/docs/Net-Centric-Data-Strategy-2003-05-092.pdf">DoDNCDS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> All data is advertised and available for users and applications when and where they need it. In this environment, users and applications search for and “pull” data as needed. Alternatively, users receive alerts when data to which they have subscribed is updated or changed (i.e., publish subscribe). Authorized users and applications have immediate access to data posted to the network without processing, exploitation, and dissemination delays. Users and applications “tag” data assets with metadata, or data about data, to enable discovery of data. Users and applications post all data assets to “shared” space for use by the Enterprise. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> This document describes the Net-Centric Data Strategy for the Department of Defense (DoD), including DoD intelligence agencies and functions. It describes a vision for a net-centric environment and the data goals for achieving that vision. It defines approaches and actions that DoD personnel will have to take as users—whether in a role as consumers and producers of data or as system and application developers. This Strategy will be followed by a subsequent directive and guidance on implementation details. http://xml.gov/stratml/DoDNCDS 2008-07-08T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-08T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development (<a href="http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/csia/csia_federal_plan.pdf">CSIA</a>) http://xml.gov/stratml/CSIAPlan 2008-03-14T12:00:00-05:00 2008-03-14T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net United States Copyright Office (<a href="http://www.copyright.gov/reports/strategic2004-2008.pdf">USCO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Copyright Office is: a leading advocate of an effective national copyright system that serves both creators and users of copyrighted works; the primary advisor to Congress on national and international copyright matters; a trusted source of information and assistance to federal agencies and the judiciary on these matters; and the provider of electronic copyright services. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The mission of the Copyright Office is to promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system. http://xml.gov/stratml/USCOStratPlan 2007-12-17T12:00:00-05:00 2007-12-17T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Department of Education (<a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/strat/plan2002-07/plan.pdf">DofEd</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation http://xml.gov/stratml/Educationstratplan 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Department of Energy (<a href="http://www.energy.gov/about/strategicplan.htm">DOE</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Department’s vision is to achieve results in our lifetime ensuring: Energy Security; Nuclear Security; Science-Driven Technology Revolutions; and One Department of Energy--Keeping our Commitments. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Discovering the solutions to power and secure America's future http://xml.gov/stratml/DOEstratplan 2007-06-14T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-14T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy (<a href="http://cio.energy.gov/DOE_IRM_Strategic_Plan_FY07-09_Final.pdf">DOE/CIO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> DOE’s IT Vision is to enable improved DOE mission accomplishment through effective use of information technology, at lowest cost, while strengthening the protection of systems and data. http://xml.gov/stratml/DOEIRMstratplan 2007-06-14T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-14T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of Science, Department of Energy (<a href="http://www.er.doe.gov/Sub/Mission/Strategic_Plan/Feb-2004-Strat-Plan-screen-res.pdf">NotInStratMLFile</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We envision a future where our contributions to the physical, biological, and environmental sciences have transformed the world as we know it. Our discoveries have changed forever how we provide for life’s most basic needs — and how we view our own existence within a complex, ever-changing universe. By 2023, our science will have helped us achieve a large measure of energy independence. The energy intensity of our economy decreases, and energy sources are now more plentiful and clean. There is a new, more competitive menu of renewable energy sources, a safer generation of nuclear power, a hydrogen-based energy storage utilization infrastructure, and an efficient energy distribution network that is greatly enhanced by breakthroughs in nano-designed materials, computation, and other relevant fields of science. Having completed key experiments, the promise of fusion power — lean, almost limitless energy — is closer than ever. We see a world where our science provides enduring solutions to the environmental challenges posed by growing world populations and energy use. New, cost-effective approaches, some based on the use of engineered microbes, enable us to tackle some of our most intractable cleanup problems. On a global scale, we have a clearer picture of the complex process of climate change, and we have solutions in hand made possible through the biological and environmental sciences, and in particular, through genomics. Through 2023, our science will sustain critical growth and strength in the U.S. economy. During this period, entirely new industries will be created, and virtually all industries will benefit through the enormously broad reach of breakthroughs in energy and the physical sciences. Our mastery of catalysis, nano-assembly, self-replicating, and complex systems will not only increase our industrial efficiency, but it will create entirely new opportunities for harnessing the power of our material world. Science fiction will give way to science fact as medical miracles unfold and a new set of promises arises to fill the void. DOE will continue to capitalize on its strengths at the nexus of the physical and life sciences, delivering the nanoscience, biology, precision engineering, and advanced computation that will “close the deal” in these developments and secure our valued contributing role in medical science. Restoring sight to the blind with microassembled retinal implants will start the journey, with the next stop, hope for those with spinal cord injuries. As the future unfolds, not only do our citizens enjoy an improved quality of life, but they are more secure. Our Nation is more secure. DOE science will have provided the science behind innovations in monitors, sensors, computational analysis, structures, materials, and countless areas that help to provide early threat detection and protect those that we serve. In the not-too-distant future, our universe will seem more familiar to us, and the mysterious properties of matter and energy less complex. Our pursuit of answers to some of the most persistent questions of science will have revealed important secrets and assured U.S. intellectual leadership in key areas of science and mathematics. At the end of the day, we envision a future where our discoveries have resulted in improved benefits to mankind,whether it was to light the night, heat a home, transport food, cure an illness, or to see and understand the beginning of time itself. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To deliver the remarkable discoveries and scientific tools that transform our understanding of energy and matter and advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States http://xml.gov/stratml/DOEERStratPlan 2008-03-27T12:00:00-05:00 2008-03-27T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Environmental Protection Agency (<a href="http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/plan/plan.htm">EPA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> More than ever before, we need to look toward the future to anticipate potential threats to human health and the environment, establish clear priorities, and prepare ourselves to address them. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To protect human health and the environment http://xml.gov/stratml/EPAstratplan 2007-05-30T12:00:00-05:00 2007-05-30T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Tribal Strategic Plan (<a href="http://www.epa.gov/oppts/pubs/tribal/tribalplan_signsep804Final.pdf">OPPTSTSP</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To protect and improve human health and the environment in Indian country and other tribal areas including in Alaska; to achieve risk reduction, sustainability, environmental justice, and enhanced quality of life for members of tribal communities throughout the United States. To promote safer designs, wiser use of materials, products, processes, practices and technologies, and disposal methods using pollution prevention as the principle of first choice in Indian country and other tribal areas including in Alaska. To provide information, education and technical assistance to empower tribes to make informed decisions on the risks associated with pesticides and toxic substances. http://xml.gov/stratml/OPPTSTribalstratplan 2008-05-14T12:00:00-05:00 2008-05-14T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (<a href="http://www.fdic.gov/about/strategic/strategic/strategic_plan05_10.pdf">FDIC</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The FDIC is a leader in developing and implementing sound public policies, identifying and addressing new and existing risks in the nation’s financial system, and effectively and efficiently carrying out its insurance, supervisory, and receivership management responsibilities. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the Congress that maintains the stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system by insuring deposits, examining and supervising financial institutions, and managing receiverships. http://xml.gov/stratml/FDICstratplan 2008-07-22T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-22T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Reserve Board of Governors (<a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/BoardDocs/RptCongress/gpra/gpra2006-2009.pdf">FRB</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The mission of the Board is to foster the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems so as to promote optimal macroeconomic performance. http://xml.gov/stratml/FRBstratplan 2008-07-22T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-22T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Trade Commission (<a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opp/gpra/spfy06fy11.pdf">FTC</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A U.S. economy characterized by vigorous competition among producers and consumer access to accurate information, yielding high-quality products at low prices and rewarding efficiency, innovation, and consumer choice. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive or unfair to consumers; to enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process; and to accomplish these missions without unduly burdening legitimate business activity. http://xml.gov/stratml/FTCstratplan 2007-09-14T12:00:00-05:00 2007-09-14T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Government Accountability Office (<a href="http://www.gao.gov/sp/d071sp.pdf">GAO</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> GAO exists to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. http://xml.gov/stratml/GAOstratplan 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Government Printing Office (<a href="NA">GPO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Deliver Federal information products and services from a flexible digital platform. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Provide world-class official and authentic publishing and dissemination services to Congress, Federal agencies, Federal Depository Libraries, and the American people with the objective of “Keeping America Informed”. http://xml.gov/stratml/GPOstratplan 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Department of Health and Human Services (<a href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/hhsplan/">HHS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Healthy and productive individuals, families, and communities are the very foundation of the Nation’s present and future security and prosperity. Through leadership in medical sciences and public health, and as guardian of critical components of America’s health and safety net programs, HHS seeks to improve the health and well-being of people in this country and throughout the world. The Department’s successes are measured against a yardstick of steady, progressive improvements in the physical and mental health and economic well-being of individuals, families, and communities, and advances in medicine and public health that benefit the entire world. Achieving and sustaining good health as individuals and communities is a shared responsibility. To realize our goals, we will develop the policies, tools, and resources that are appropriately national in scope. To realize the objectives for improving the Nation’s health, strengthening the social and economic fabric, and contributing to global health, the Department will form many kinds of partnerships. These include partnerships with other federal departments; state, local, and tribal governments; academic institutions; the business community; nonprofit and volunteer organizations; and our counterparts in other countries and international organizations. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering strong, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services. http://xml.gov/stratml/HHSstratplan 2007-08-29T12:00:00-05:00 2007-08-29T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Food and Drug Administration (<a href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/strategic.html">FDA</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health. http://xml.gov/stratml/FDAstratplan 2008-07-29T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-29T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Department of Health and Human Services, Information Technology (Draft) (<a href="http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/plans/itstrategicplan.html">HHS/IT</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Provide robust, flexible, efficient, and secure information technology enabling the HHS enterprise and its partners to respond to the requirements of their missions. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Provide a well-managed and secure enterprise information technology environment that enables stakeholders to advance the causes of better health, safety and well-being of the American people. http://xml.gov/stratml/HHSITstratplan 2007-08-30T12:00:00-05:00 2007-08-30T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Emergency Management Agency (<a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/fema_strat_plan_fy03-08(append).pdf">FEMA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> A Nation Prepared <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters. http://xml.gov/stratml/FEMAstratplan 2007-07-16T12:00:00-05:00 2007-07-16T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Department of Housing and Urban Development (<a href="http://www.hud.gov/offices/cfo/reports/hud_strat_plan_2006-2011.pdf">HUD</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. http://xml.gov/stratml/HUDstratplan 2007-05-24T12:00:00-05:00 2007-05-24T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Department of the Interior (<a href="http://www.doi.gov/ppp/Strategic%20Plan%20FY07-12/strat_plan_fy2007_2012.doc">DOI</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Communication, consultation, and cooperation, all in the service of conservation and community. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated Island Communities http://xml.gov/stratml/DOIstratplan 2007-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 2007-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Information Resources and Technology Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (<a href="http://www.fws.gov/irm/docs/FWSIRTMStrategicPlan100705.pdf">FWS/IRTM</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We will provide secure, efficient, and effective information resources, technology, and support for our employees, customers, and partners to use in fulfilling the Service’s mission. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Information Resources and Technology Management (IRTM) program, along with the Directorate, is responsible for maintaining and enhancing management of the Service’s information resources and technology, providing customer support, and developing policies, procedures, and guidance in support of the Service’s mission. http://xml.gov/stratml/FWSIRMstratplan 2007-06-16T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-16T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of the Interior (<a href="http://www.doi.gov/ocio/strategic/2007%20IT%20Strategic%20Plan-9-11-06-1.doc">DOI/OCIO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The vision of the Department of the Interior is to apply a world-class, best-in-practice, integrated approach to providing technology products and services in support of Interior’s lines of business and customers. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide world class, citizen-centric information products and services http://xml.gov/stratml/DOIITstratplan 2007-08-20T12:00:00-05:00 2007-08-20T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Executive Office for Immigration Review (<a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/statspub/EOIR%20Strategic%20Plan%202008-2013%20Final.pdf">EOIR</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Through teamwork and innovation, to be the world’s best administrative tribunals,guaranteeing fairness and due process for all. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide for the fair, expeditious, and uniform interpretation and application ofimmigration law. http://xml.gov/stratml/EOIRStratPlan 2008-03-13T12:00:00-05:00 2008-03-13T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net The Department of Justice (<a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/strategic2003-2008/pdf.html">DoJ</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The mission of the Department of Justice is broad and formidable: "...to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans." http://xml.gov/stratml/DOJstratplan 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Federal Bureau of Investigation (<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/publications/strategicplan/stategicplantext.htm">FBI</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To defend the security of the United States http://xml.gov/stratml/FBIStratPlan 2008-02-29T12:00:00-05:00 2008-02-29T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Department of Labor (<a href="http://www.dol.gov/_sec/stratplan/strat_plan_2006-2011.pdf">DoL</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We will promote the economic well-being of workers and their families; help them share in the American dream through rising wages,pensions, health benefits and expanded economic opportunities; and foster safe and healthful workplaces that are free from discrimination. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. http://xml.gov/stratml/DOLstratplan 2007-06-05T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-05T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Bureau of Labor Statistics (<a href="http://www.bls.gov/bls/blsplan03.htm">BLS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> With the strongest commitment to integrity and objectivity, the BLS will be premier among statistical agencies, producing impartial, timely, and accurate data relevant to the needs of our users and to the social and economic conditions of our Nation, its workers, and their families. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. http://xml.gov/stratml/BLSstratplan 2008-05-11T12:00:00-05:00 2008-05-11T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Library of Congress (<a href="http://www.loc.gov/about/mission/">LOC</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> The Library leads the nation in ensuring access to knowledge and information and in promoting its creative use for the Congress and its constituents. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. http://xml.gov/stratml/LOCstratplan 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Aeronautics and Space Administration (<a href="http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codez/plans/pl2000.pdf">NASA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> NASA is an investment in America’s future. As explorers, pioneers, and innovators, we boldly expand frontiers in air and space to inspire and serve America and to benefit the quality of life on Earth . <br/> <b>Mission:</b> - To advance and communicate scientific knowledge and understanding of the Earth, the solar system, and the universe - To advance human exploration, use, and development of space - To research, develop, verify, and transfer advanced aeronautics and space technologies http://xml.gov/stratml/NASAstratplan 2007-07-19T12:00:00-05:00 2007-07-19T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (<a href="http://www.nitrd.gov/">NCO NITRD</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To advance the broad national interest in information technology as a transforming force for societal and economic good. To support this aim, the NCO serves as: The focal point for coordination and policy development for the cross-agency Federal IT R&D program, guiding the IT R&D organizations and activities and fostering collaboration among Federal agencies, university researchers, industry, and other members of the IT community. A source of timely, high-quality, technically accurate, in-depth information on IT R&D accomplishments, new directions, and critical challenges that IT leaders, policy makers and the public can use to maximize social and economic benefits. A highly effective team of independent, technically expert, service-oriented professionals committed to advancing the mission of the NCO. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To formulate and promote Federal information technology research and development to meet national goals. http://xml.gov/stratml/NCONITRD 2007-10-06T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-06T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Institute of Standards and Technology (<a href="http://www.nist.gov/director/planning/nist2010_plan.pdf">NIST</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> NIST’s mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. http://xml.gov/stratml/NISTStratPlan 2007-10-10T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-10T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net NIST E-Gov Standards Resource Center (<a href="http://ts.nist.gov/standards/e-gov/">ESRC</a>) http://xml.gov/stratml/NISTeGovStandards 2007-08-19T12:00:00-05:00 2007-08-19T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Center for Standards and Certification Information (<a href="http://ts.nist.gov/Standards/Conformity/about.cfm">NCSCI</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> To be broadly recognized as the principal source for standards-related assistance, information, and knowledge. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide research services on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures for non-agricultural products. The Center is a central repository for standards-related information in the United States and has access to U.S., foreign and international documents and contact points through its role as the U.S. national inquiry point under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. http://xml.gov/stratml/NCSCI 2007-10-26T12:00:00-05:00 2007-10-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Office of the Director of National Intelligence (<a href="http://www.dni.gov/mission.htm">DNI</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We Will Become A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise <br/> <b>Mission:</b> We Must Create Decision Advantage http://xml.gov/stratml/DNI 2008-07-26T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Central Security Service, National Security Agency (<a href="http://www.nsa.gov/about/about00006.cfm">NSA/CSS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We will: Dominate global cryptology, Secure national security systems, Connect people, sensors, systems, and information on a global scale, and Leverage our unique relationships with government, industry, academia and foreign partners. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The National Security Agency/Central Security Service leads the community in delivering responsive, reliable, effective, and expert Signals Intelligence and Information Assurance products and services, and enables Network Warfare operations to gain a decisive information advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances. http://xml.gov/stratml/NSACSSStratPlan 2008-07-25T12:00:00-05:00 2008-07-25T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Security Strategy of the United States of America (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.pdf">NSS</a>) http://xml.gov/stratml/NSS 2007-09-10T12:00:00-05:00 2007-09-10T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net National Strategy for Information Sharing (<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/infosharing/index.html">NSIS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Those responsible for combating terrorism must have access to timely and accurate information regarding those who want to attack us, their plans and activities, and the targets that they intend to attack. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Assist the Administration in ensuring that Federal, State, local and tribal government employees responsible for protecting our Nation from future attacks or responding should an attack occur understand the Administration’s expectations and plans for achieving improvements in the gathering and sharing of information related to terrorism. http://xml.gov/stratml/NSIS 2007-12-20T12:00:00-05:00 2007-12-20T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (<a href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/strat2007/stratplan2007-2012.pdf">USPTO</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Leading the World in Intellectual Property Protection and Policy <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To foster innovation and competitiveness by: Providing high quality and timely examination of patent and trademark applications, guiding domestic and international intellectual property policy, and delivering intellectual property information and education worldwide. http://xml.gov/stratml/USPTOstratplan 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (<a href="http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86291.pdf">State USAID</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> Advance freedom for the benefit of the American people and the international community by helping to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world composed of well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act responsibly within the international system. http://xml.gov/stratml/StateAndUSAIDstratplan 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-11T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Department of Transportation (<a href="http://www.dot.gov/stratplan2011/dotstrategicplan.pdf">DOT</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Safe, efficient transportation systems <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The national objectives of general welfare, economic growth and stability, and the security of the United States require the development of transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the United States. http://xml.gov/stratml/DOTstratplan 2008-08-26T12:00:00-05:00 2008-08-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Aviation Administration (<a href="http://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/media/flight_plan_2007.pdf">FAA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We continue to improve the safety and efficiency of flight. We are responsive to our customers. We are accountable to the public. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world http://xml.gov/stratml/FAAstratplan 2007-06-20T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-20T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Highway Administration (<a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/fhplan.html">FHWA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Create the best transportation system in the world. The FHWA, in partnership with the total highway and transportation community, is preparing for the future. Our vision is to create the safest and most efficient and effective highway and intermodal transportation system in the world for the American people--a transportation system where everyone has access within and beyond their community and to the world; a transportation system where crashes, delays, and congestion are significantly reduced; a transportation system where freight moves easily and at the lowest costs across towns, States, and international borders; a system where roads protect ecosystems and where travel on our roadways does not degrade the quality of the air; a system where pedestrians and bicyclists are accommodated; and a system where transportation services are restored immediately after disasters and emergencies. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> We continually improve the quality of our Nation's highway system and its intermodal connections. We carry out this mission by providing leadership, expertise, resources and information in cooperation with our partners to enhance the country's economic vitality, the quality of life, and the environment. The FHWA directly administers a number of highway transportation activities including standards development, research and technology, training, technical assistance, highway access to federally owned lands and Indian lands, and commercial vehicle safety enforcement. Further, FHWA has a significant role, working through partnerships, programs, policies, and allocating resources which facilitate the strategic development and maintenance of State and local transportation systems as effective and efficient elements of the national intermodal transportation system. We perform our mission through three main programs: The Federal-aid Highway Program provides Federal financial and technical assistance to the States to plan, construct, and improve the National Highway System, urban and rural roads, and bridges. The program fosters the development of a safe, efficient, and effective highway and intermodal system nationwide. The Motor Carrier Safety Program promotes safe commercial motor vehicle operations to reduce crashes. The program develops, communicates, and enforces performance-based regulations, for motor carriers, drivers, and vehicles to protect the traveling public on our Nation's highways. The Federal Lands Highway Program provides access to and within National Forests, National Parks, Indian Lands and other public lands by administering the Federal Lands Highway, Emergency Relief and Defense Access Roads Programs, performing transportation planning and conducting engineering studies, preparing plans, letting contracts, supervising construction of facilities, and conducting pavement and bridge inspections and surveys ratings. http://xml.gov/stratml/FHWAStratPlan 2008-04-03T12:00:00-05:00 2008-04-03T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Federal Highway Administration (<a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/fhplan.html">FHWA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Create the best transportation system in the world. The FHWA, in partnership with the total highway and transportation community, is preparing for the future. Our vision is to create the safest and most efficient and effective highway and intermodal transportation system in the world for the American people--a transportation system where everyone has access within and beyond their community and to the world; a transportation system where crashes, delays, and congestion are significantly reduced; a transportation system where freight moves easily and at the lowest costs across towns, States, and international borders; a system where roads protect ecosystems and where travel on our roadways does not degrade the quality of the air; a system where pedestrians and bicyclists are accommodated; and a system where transportation services are restored immediately after disasters and emergencies. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> We continually improve the quality of our Nation's highway system and its intermodal connections. We carry out this mission by providing leadership, expertise, resources and information in cooperation with our partners to enhance the country's economic vitality, the quality of life, and the environment. The FHWA directly administers a number of highway transportation activities including standards development, research and technology, training, technical assistance, highway access to federally owned lands and Indian lands, and commercial vehicle safety enforcement. Further, FHWA has a significant role, working through partnerships, programs, policies, and allocating resources which facilitate the strategic development and maintenance of State and local transportation systems as effective and efficient elements of the national intermodal transportation system. We perform our mission through three main programs: The Federal-aid Highway Program provides Federal financial and technical assistance to the States to plan, construct, and improve the National Highway System, urban and rural roads, and bridges. The program fosters the development of a safe, efficient, and effective highway and intermodal system nationwide. The Motor Carrier Safety Program promotes safe commercial motor vehicle operations to reduce crashes. The program develops, communicates, and enforces performance-based regulations, for motor carriers, drivers, and vehicles to protect the traveling public on our Nation's highways. The Federal Lands Highway Program provides access to and within National Forests, National Parks, Indian Lands and other public lands by administering the Federal Lands Highway, Emergency Relief and Defense Access Roads Programs, performing transportation planning and conducting engineering studies, preparing plans, letting contracts, supervising construction of facilities, and conducting pavement and bridge inspections and surveys ratings. http://xml.gov/stratml/FHWAStratPlan 2008-04-03T12:00:00-05:00 2008-04-03T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Department of Treasury (<a href="http://www.treas.gov/offices/management/budget/planningdocs/treasury-strategic-plan.pdf">Treasury</a>) <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The mission of the Department of the Treasury is to promote the conditions for prosperity and stability in the United States and encourage prosperity and stability in the rest of the world. http://xml.gov/stratml/Treasurystratplan 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 2007-06-04T12:00:00-05:00 Adam Schwartz aschwartz@gpo.gov Department of Veterans Affairs (<a href="http://www1.va.gov/op3/docs/VA_Strategic_Plan_FY_2003_2008.pdf">VA</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We will strive to meet the needs of the Nation’s veterans and their families today and tomorrow by: (1) becoming an even more veteran-focused organization, functioning as a single, comprehensive provider of seamless service to the men and women who have served our Nation; (2) cultivating a dedicated VA workforce of highly skilled employees who understand, believe in, and take pride in our vitally important mission; (3) continuously benchmarking the quality and delivery of our service with the best in business and use innovative means and high technology to deliver world-class service; and (4) fostering partnerships with veterans organizations, the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, state and local veterans organizations, and other stakeholders to leverage resources and enhance the quality of services provided to veterans. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan. http://xml.gov/stratml/VAstratplan 2008-08-26T12:00:00-05:00 2008-08-26T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net Government Web Content Managers Forum (<a href="http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/documents/Strategic_Plan_May2007.pdf">NotInStratMLFile</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> We believe the public should be able to: 1. Accomplish their most critical government tasks online quickly and easily; 2. Access government content online whenever and however they need it; 3. Have direct online interactions with their government; 4. Trust government web content to be accurate, timely, easy to understand, and coordinated across agencies. <br/> <b>Mission:</b> The goal of the Web Managers Advisory Council is to make U.S. government websites the most citizen-focused and visitor-friendly in the world. http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/about.shtml http://xml.gov/stratml/WCMstratplan 2007-07-13T12:00:00-05:00 2007-07-13T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net United States Standards Strategy (<a href="http://www.ansi.org/standards_activities/nss/usss.aspx?menuid=3">USSS</a>) <br/><b>Vision:</b> Working from these principles, the U.S. standards community is strongly committed to the following strategic vision for standards development globally and at home. GloballyThere is universal application of the globally accepted principles for the development of global standards.Governments rely on voluntary consensus standards as much as possible in regulation and procurement rather than creating additional regulatory requirements.The system is diverse and inclusive and supports flexible standards solutions. Consortia and forums are illustrative of that flexibility and are an integral part of the global standards system.The U.S. is committed to standardization that meets global needs. Standards activities are conducted by industry sectors in venues selected for their ability to meet those needs.Electronic tools are used effectively for the optimized production of global standards and to facilitate their dissemination throughout a global economy.Where a single national body organization represents the U.S. in an international organization, the U.S. national body promotes the U.S. Standards Strategy in both governance and technical programs. Examples include ANSI membership in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In treaty-based organizations, the U.S. State Department and its preparatory process ensures U.S. viewpoints are advanced, for example at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).At homeA cooperative process involving all stakeholders produces technically superior and unified standards that promote and strengthen U.S. global competitiveness.All U.S. interests work together to eliminate redundancy and overlap.Public and private sector management recognize the value of standardization at national and global levels and provide adequate resources and stable funding mechanisms to support such efforts.The U.S. standards system responds quickly and responsibly to provide standards that address national and international needs. http://xml.gov/stratml/USSS 2007-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2007-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net