What are some specific examples of how FWS is using ABC data?
The ABC data is currently being used in many ways throughout the Service. The Directorate used the ABC data as one input in the budget formulation process for both the FY07 and FY08 budgets. (However, for budget formulation they primarily have been focusing on performance measure data, i.e., what is the Service producing in terms of acres restored, species recovered, etc. They have not been looking at specific costs of work activities.) Regionally, Program and Assistant Regional Directors and their staff are using the data to obtain a better understanding of the work that their employees are doing on a quarterly basis.
