Strategic Plan
U.S. Department of Labor FY 2018-2022 STRATEGIC PLAN
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Plan period: from 01/10/2017 to 30/09/2022
This Strategic Plan meets the requirements of the Government Performance Results Act Modernization Act (GPRAMA) and is the foundation for the Department of Labor's (Department, DOL) planning and budget activities. As illustrated below, three Strategic Goals (Goal 1, etc.), one Management Goal, and eighteen Strategic and Management Objectives (1.1, etc.) support realization of Secretary Acosta's Vision and achievement of the Department's Mission.
Plan submitted by:
Owen Ambur
Priority Goals -- The Department of Labor identified four performance goals for particular focus in FY 2018-19. These goals are a subset of those used to regularly monitor and report performance. Detailed information on these goals, including measures and milestones, is available at Performance.gov. Measure data for these goals (where applicable) are included in the relevant strategic objective sections, which are noted in italics at the end of each goal statement below.
~ Job Creation: Apprenticeship Expansion: * Enroll 1 million new apprentices (including registered programs, industry-recognized apprenticeships, and other non-registered programs) over the next five years to enable more Americans to obtain jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage through high quality earn-and-learn opportunities. By September 30, 2019, DOL will enroll 280,000 new apprentices as part of the agency’s broader efforts to promote and expand apprenticeship. ETA Strategic Objective 1.1 | ~ Worker Safety: Reduce Miner Injuries and Reduce Trenching and Excavation Hazards * By September 30, 2019, reduce the reportable injury rate associated with powered haulage equipment, the primary cause of miners' injuries, by 10 percent per year based on a rolling 5-year average per 200,000 hours worked. MSHA Strategic Objective 2.2 - * By September 30, 2019, increase trenching and excavation hazards abated by 10 percent compared to FY 2017, through inspections and compliance assistance at workplaces covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA Strategic Objective 2.1 | ~ Combat the Opioid Epidemic: * By September 30, 2019, reduce the percentage of initial opioid prescriptions and duration of new opioid prescriptions for federal employees with work-related injuries by 30 percent from the FY 2016 baseline. OWCP Strategic Objective 3.1 | ~ Administration: Implement an Enterprise-Wide Shared Services Model: * By September 30, 2019, begin implementation of an enterprise-wide shared services model for DOL core administrative functions. OASAM Strategic Objectives M.1, M.2, and M.3
Analysis
Direction
Vision
Helping American workers gain and hold good, safe jobs.
Mission
To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
Values
unnamed value
Goals
Jobs
Goal Statement: Support the Ability of All Americans to Find Good Jobs
Objectives:
- Adults
- Flexibility
- Labor Market, Working Conditions & Prices
- Expansion
- Sectors
- Data Collection
- Women
- Foreign Labor
- Licenses & Credentials
- TAP CTTT Workshops
- Policies & Practices
- Veterans, Service Members & Spouses
- Apprenticeships
- Grants
- Connections
- Workforce
- Intergovernmental Systems & Programs
- Individuals with Disabilities
- Assistance & Oversight
- Sectors
- Data & Services
- Website
- Partnerships & Policy
- Processes
- Workforce Development
- Information
- Youth
- Pre-Apprenticeships
- Products & Processes
- Data & Analysis
- Information & Outreach
- Information
- Youth Pipeline
- Evidence
- Work-Based Learning & Credentialing
Safety & Fairness
Goal Statement: Promote Safe Jobs and Fair Workplaces for All Americans
Objectives:
- Slavery & Child Labor
- Assistance & Engagement
- Regulation & Research
- Global Fairness
- Wages & Working Conditions
- Financial Transparency
- Outreach, Education & Training
- Federal Contractor Employees
- Mining
- Enforcement & Impact
- Rights
- Enforcement
- Working Conditions
- Assistance, Outreach & Education
- Targeting
- Compliance Assistance
- Underground Mines
- Unions
- Enforcement
- Safety & Health
- Trade Agreements & Preference Programs
- Retirement, Health & Benefits
- Democracy
- Financial Integrity
- Violators
- Enforcement
- Enforcement
- Labor Standards
Compensation & Benefits
Goal Statement: Administer Strong Workers' Compensation and Benefits Programs
Objectives:
- Unemployment Insurance
- UI IT Systems
- Parental Leave
- Productivity & Claims Processing
- Reemployment Services & Eligibility Assessment
- Unemployment Benefits
- Integrity
- Workers' Compensation
- Opiods
- Funding & Activities
- Reemployment
- Priority States
- Benefits Delivery
- UI Integrity
- State Funds
Enterprise Services
Goal Statement: Optimize the Department of Labor's Enterprise Services' Opportunities
Objectives:
- Financial Stewardship
- Buying
- Efficiency, Effectiveness & Fiscal Integrity
- Service Delivery
- Management
- IT Infrastructure
- Human Resources
- Applications
- Performance, Operations & Systems
- Procurement
- Procurement
- Platform
- Technology