Commandant
G-CPE-3
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
(202) 267-2314
COMDTINST 5297.1
22 JUN 1989
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5297.1
Subj:
Productivity Improvement Fund
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction provides guidelines for financing projects from the Productivity
Improvement Fund (PIF).
2.
BACKGROUND.
a.
Executive Order 12637 dated 27 April 1988 continued a previously established
Productivity Improvement Program for the Federal Government. The goal of the
program is to improve the quality and timeliness of service to the public and to achieve
a 3 percent annual productivity improvement in program functions which produce
measurable outputs.
b.
OMB Circular A-132, "Federal Productivity and Quality Improvement in Service
Delivery," dated 22 April 1988, provides guidelines for the development and
implementation of a productivity and quality improvement process in executive
departments and agencies. The head of each executive department and agency is
responsible for setting forth the agency's productivity goals and objectives and for
submitting a productivity plan annually to the Office of Management and Budget.
c.
The PIF is an integral part of the Coast Guard's Productivity Improvement Program.
The PIF provides current budget year financing for expediting projects which can
improve productivity in the Coast Guard.
3.
POLICY.
a.
The PIF is an avenue outside the normal budget process that enables projects to compete
for current budget year funds. Projects compete for Operating Expense (OE) dollars
only.
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