[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 24 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Pages 1346-1347]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Actions To Further Improve the Management of Federal Human 
Resources

June 9, 2000

Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Subject:  Actions to Further Improve the Management of Federal Human 
Resources

    The Federal Government's most valuable resource is the talented and 
diverse group of men and women who work every day to make a difference 
in the lives of the American people they serve. Effective management of 
this workforce is critically important to accomplishing your agencies' 
varied missions and continuing to improve service.
    My Administration has made a significant commitment to achieving the 
highest standards of human resources management and accountability for 
the American people--but more can be done. To continue to improve 
Government services, we must (1) recognize and reinforce the critical 
role human resources management plays in achieving each agency's mission 
and strategic planning goals, and (2) maintain and strengthen our vision 
of a diverse Federal workforce that is skilled, flexible, and focused on 
results and service.
    To achieve these goals, I direct the heads of each executive 
department and agency to take appropriate action to:
<bullet>    fully integrate human resources management into your 
            agency's planning, budgeting, and mission evaluation 
            processes, and clearly state specific human

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            resources management goals and objectives in your 
            organization's strategic and annual performance plans;
<bullet>    renew your commitment to recruit, develop, and manage your 
            workforce to ensure high performance;
<bullet>    provide for the continued development of a highly competent 
            corps of human resources management professionals to assist 
            agency line managers in ensuring the most effective use of 
            their workforce to accomplish the agency mission.
    To reflect the essential role of effective human resources 
management in achieving agency missions, the Interagency Advisory Group 
of Federal Personnel Directors, established in 1954, will be 
redesignated as the Human Resources Management Council. This Council 
will continue to:
<bullet>    provide a forum for communicating and evaluating Government-
            wide human resources management policies and sharing best 
            practices;
<bullet>    promote collaboration across agency lines and with the 
            Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to foster policies and 
            actions to achieve our vision of a diverse Federal workforce 
            that is skilled, flexible, and focused on results and 
            service to the Nation; and
<bullet>    collaborate with OPM to identify and address emerging human 
            resources management issues.
    The Council shall continue to be chaired by the Director of OPM or 
the Director's designee and shall continue to include the senior human 
resources management official (or designee) from each executive 
department or agency, including military departments and defense 
agencies, and other members as proposed by the Chair. Within 30 days of 
the issuance of this memorandum, the Director of OPM shall officially 
redesignate the Interagency Advisory Group of Personnel Directors as the 
Human Resources Management Council.
    Beginning on October 1, 2000, and annually thereafter, agency heads 
shall ensure that human resources management objectives and means to 
accomplish these objectives are incorporated in their Annual Performance 
Plans. The Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with OPM, 
will provide the guidance for this requirement as part of its overall 
guidance on Annual Performance Plans.
                                            William J. Clinton

 Note:  This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on June 12.