OFFICE OF POLICY AND PLANNING

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

QUADRENNIAL STRATEGIC

PLANNING PROCESS

Presentation by

Susan Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning

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Quadrennial Strategic Planning

Process

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Alternate Futures 2011

Alternate Futures Worlds 2011

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•  One world near the status quo – the world as if it continued on its current path

•  One world the “best” or most optimal for the VA in which to operate. Further understanding this world will make us think about the strategic decisions necessary to arrive at that world.

•  One the “worst” or most challenging for the VA in which to operate. Further understanding of this world will make us think about the strategic decisions necessary to avoid this world.

•  The 4 worlds should represent an equal distribution of the drivers and dipoles

World Selection Criteria

Strategic Imperatives 2011

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VA core values and guiding principles provide the foundation for us to define what we must be in the future. From these strategic imperatives we can identify what we must do to achieve success in the changing environment.

Be A Trusted Partner •  Know and understand our clients, and our business •  Diversify the way we connect with our clients •  Do what we do best, and partner for the rest

Be Recognized For Providing A Quality Experience

•  Organize and run our business to deliver seamless and integrated support •  Integrate with DoD to engage Veterans while they are still in service •  Empower independence through support

Be A Pro-Active and Agile Institution

•  Make VA a place where people want to serve •  Be forward-leaning and reward innovation •  Become flexible and scalable

VA 2014-2020 Strategic Plan

•  The Government Performance Results Act of 2010 (GPRA) requires all federal agencies to produce a strategic plan every four years.

•  VA’s 2014-2020 Strategic Plan was published in March 2014.

•  Our next strategic plan is due in 2018.

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Alternate Futures 2015

Alternate Future Worlds 2015

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•  One world near the status quo – the world as if it continued on its current path

•  One world the “best” or most optimal for the VA in which to operate. Further understanding this world will make us think about the strategic decisions necessary to arrive at that world.

•  One the “worst” or most challenging for the VA in which to operate. Further understanding of this world will make us think about the strategic decisions necessary to avoid this world.

•  The 4 worlds should represent an equal distribution of the drivers and dipoles

World Selection Criteria

Next steps

•  Strategic Imperatives –  Fall of 2015

•  Strategic Gap Analysis –  Spring 2016

•  Strategic Analysis for Alternatives –  Summer 2016

•  Recommend Alternatives –  Fall 2016

•  Develop Strategic Plan –  2017

•  2018 Strategic Plan

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BACKUP

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Current Veterans On March 4, 1865 with the words, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan,” President Lincoln affirmed the government’s obligation to care for those injured during the war and to provide for the families of those who perished on the battlefield.

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World  War  II   Korean  Conflict   Peace2me  only   Gulf  War   Vietnam  Era  NOTE:  Categories  are  not  mutually  exclusive.    Veterans  may  serve  in  mul6ple  periods.  

(as  of  9/30/2013)  

Numbers  shown  in  millions  

Estimated Veteran Population

21,973,000

(as  of  9/30/2013)  

10  %  

Female  Veterans  

Male  Veterans  

Numbers  shown  in  millions  

American  Revolu6on  

Civil    War  

Spanish  American  

War  

WW  I   WW  II   Korea   Vietnam  

Those  Who  Served  

Living  Veterans  

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Gulf War Era Veterans have surpassed Vietnam Era Veterans to become the largest Veteran cohort. By 2035, the WW II Veteran population is projected to be less than 1,000. 14

Future Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs

56  

131  

150  

300  

820  

Veterans  Benefits  Administra2on  Regional  Offices  

VA  Na2onal  Cemeteries  

VA  Hospitals  

VA  Vet  Centers  

VA  Community-­‐Based  Outpa2ent  Clinics  

Number  of    VA  Facili2es  

0.07*  

0.31  

1.09*  

2.03  

3.84  

6.69  

8.92*  

VA  Voca2onal  Rehabilita2on  Trainees  

Veterans  Receiving  VA  Pension  

VA  Educa2on  Beneficiaries    

Ac2ve  VA  Home  Loan  Par2cipants    

Veterans  Receiving  VA  Disability  Compensa2on    

Life  Insurance  Policies  Supervised  and  Administered  by  VA    

Total  Enrollees  in  VA  Health  Care  System    

VA  Benefits  and  Health  Care  U2liza2on  (Millions)  

* Number as of FY2013

 

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Actuary, Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop) 2011; Veterans Benefits Administration; Veterans Health Administration, Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning.

h`p://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/27/wwi.veteran.death/  

2011  -­‐  Last  living  U.S.    World  War  I  veteran  dies  

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Each  month,  Irene  Triple`  collects  $73.13  from  the  Department  of  Veterans  Affairs,  a  pension  payment  for  her  father's  military  service—in  the  Civil  War.  

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