	Background on the Initiatives

In August 2001 the President ' s Management Agenda was announced, with the stated purpose of "improving the management and performance of the federal government." The Agenda consisted of five government-wide initiatives (described below), and several specific program activities. Strategic Management of Human Capital . The Administration also developed a new program assessment rating tool in 2002, known as PART, for evaluating program performance.
This report provides an overview of the President's Management Agenda, announced by former President George W. Bush in August 2001. The Agenda included five government-wide initiatives: strategic management of human capital, competitive sourcing, improved financial management, expanded electronic government, and performance improvement. Related developments, such as the introduction of a Management Scorecard for gauging agency achievement on the initiatives and development of a program assessment rating tool (PART) for evaluating program performance, are also discussed. This report will not be further updated.