FY 2000
Budget Justification/Performance Plan
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U.S. Office of Personnel
Management FY 2000 |
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| WHF Goal 2: FY 1999/2000 |
The selection process is efficient and fair. |
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Continue to involve more alumni in the initial stages of selection. |
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Expand use of prominent citizens from various regions of the country in the initial interviews of candidates. | |
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Organize the selection process in a manner that provides opportunities to expand outreach and to raise the public’s awareness of the fellowship program. | |
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Meet schedule for each phase of selection, as
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In FY 1998, significantly enhanced the program’s quarterly newsletter to improve communication between the program and its alumni, Commissioners and friends. In FY 1998, successfully carried out the new selection timetable that decreased the amount of time between application and final decision from seven months to four months. One goal of the new timetable was to increase the number of applicants from business fields by keeping the deadline and decision within a single calendar year. Nearly 18% of all applicants were from business fields, an increase of nearly 13%. In FY 1998, implemented a new system for alumni reading of applications that allowed 25% of all alumni to participate thus achieving the goal of increasing alumni involvement in the program and relieving workload pressure on program staff. In FY 1998, successfully streamlined administrative systems, upgraded computer systems and electronic communication both internally and externally, and put into place a calendar-based checklist of tasks to improve efficiency in the implementation of the selection, placement and education of the Fellows. |
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