Strategic Goal 5: Advance Strategic Management to Build Trust, Transparency, and Accountability

Strategic Objective 5.1: Promote effective enterprise governance to ensure programmatic goals are met equitably and transparently across all management practices

Strategic Objective 5.2: Sustain strong financial stewardship of HHS resources to foster prudent use of resources, accountability, and public trust

Strategic Objective 5.3: Uphold effective and innovative human capital resource management resulting in an engaged, diverse workforce with the skills and competencies to accomplish the HHS mission

Strategic Objective 5.4: Ensure the security of HHS facilities, technology, data, and information, while advancing environment-friendly practices


HHS is dedicated to advancing strategic management across the Department to build trust, transparency, and accountability.  A major focus of the Department is promoting effective enterprise governance to ensure programmatic goals are met equitably and transparently across all management practices.  HHS sustains strong financial stewardship of resources to foster prudent use of resources, accountability, and public trust.  HHS works to uphold effective and innovative human capital resource management resulting in an engaged, diverse workforce with the skills and competencies to accomplish the HHS mission.  The Department also ensures the security of HHS facilities, technology, data, and information, while advancing environment-friendly practices.

Related Executive Orders (EO) and White House Action Plans and Memoranda:

  • EO 13800: Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
  • EO 13859: Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
  • EO 13960: Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government
  • EO 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
  • EO 13988: Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
  • EO 13991: Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing
  • EO 14025: Worker Organizing and Empowerment
  • EO 14028: Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
  • EO 14031: Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
  • EO 14035: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce
  • EO 14041: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  • Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking
  • Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States
  • Path Out of the Pandemic: President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan

Within HHS, all divisions are working to achieve Strategic Goal 5.


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