In December 2017, the Smithsonian unveiled a new Strategic Plan. It expands on the five "Grand Challenges"--Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet, Valuing World Cultures, Understanding the American Experience, and Magnifying the Transformative Power of Arts and Design--by setting goals to help the Smithsonian be more collaborative and efficient in its work, build and deploy digital competency, and engage new and more diverse audiences in meaningful ways. The Smithsonian also continues to improve facilities maintenance and collections care to be even better stewards of America's treasures and seek out new strategic partnerships to expand their reach. The Annual Performance Plan and Report align with the program structure used in the Smithsonian's Federal budget documents and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial accounting system, enabling them to relate dollars budgeted and results achieved. The Smithsonian has made great progress in integrating performance indicators throughout the Institution to track program results, and incorporating linked performance metrics in individual performance plans. [For the Fiscal Year 2018 plan, see ED583513.]