Department of Defense Performance Management and Performance Improvement

Pursuant to Title 10 U.S. Code § 132a and Title 31 U.S.Code § 1124, the Department of Defense’s Performance Improvement Officer (DoD PIO) advises and assists the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DepSecDef) in his role as Chief Operating Officer (COO), to ensure that the mission and goals of the Department are achieved through strategic and performance planning, measurement and analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve the results achieved. The PIO is responsible for preparing the DoD Strategic Management Plan and he also serves as the senior official for business operations modernization and performance improvement.

GPRAMA

The PIO is responsible for the development of the Defense Department's Strategic Management Plan (SMP), Annual Performance Plan (APP), and Annual Performance Report (APR), pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010.
Strategic Management Plan (SMP) FY2026. – COMING SOON!!

GAO-IG Act

Public Law 115-414, the “Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act” (GAO-IG Act), requires that all Federal agencies include, as part of their annual budget justification submission to Congress, a report listing all public Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations designated by GAO as “open” or “unimplemented,” and all public DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommendations designated by DoD OIG as “open” for a period of not less than one year preceding the date on which the annual budget justification is submitted. The DoD PIO is responsible for preparing this report.