Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA) Activities at the Department

The Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA), Public Law 114-264, aims to enhance the management of federal programs, projects, and portfolios to ensure they are effectively delivering their expected outcomes and delivering value to the American public. At Interior, we are committed to implementing the principles of PMIAA to strengthen our program, project, and portfolio management practices. This includes integrating PMIAA activities with strategic performance management, enterprise risk management, and Evidence Act work to leverage data, evidence, and analytics in program and portfolio planning and reviews while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

In line with PMIAA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum for implementing PMIAA, M-18-19, we develop and refine our program, project, and portfolio management frameworks to ensure programs, portfolios, and other important activities are aligned with Interior’s strategic goals and objectives and are subject to regular portfolio reviews. Our initiatives involve leading the program, project, and portfolio management community of practice; communicating and teaching best management practices across the Department; and weaving PMIAA initiatives into strategic and tactical enterprise risk, performance, and evidence management activities in our bureaus and offices. Through these efforts, we aim to enhance portfolio-level effectiveness and ultimately deliver better services, products, and outcomes for our citizens.