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Accountable Government Initiative
Issued By: OMB - Effective Date: 09.14.2010, 86.712K, doc
Abstract: We face extraordinary challenges – from growing our economy to transforming our energy supply, improving our children's education, safeguarding our Nation and restoring its fiscal health. There is a distinct role for government in addressing these challenges, but the American people have doubts about the government's capacity to do so effectively and efficiently. According to the Pew Research Center, about two-thirds of Americans believe that "when something is run by government it is usually inefficient and wasteful."
At the outset of his Administration, the President made it clear that we needed to make government work better, faster, and more efficiently; these goals are central to the Accountable Government Initiative. The President’s Management Council (PMC) – the group of agency Deputy Secretaries that I chair – is overseeing the effort to achieve these goals. Working with our partners in Congress, we are pursuing a management agenda that embraces technological innovations and management best practices to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and customer service.
The pages that follow review our approach to performance management, detail our strategies and key initiatives, and describe the early progress we have achieved. I believe we are off to a good start, and that we are developing the momentum required for meaningful, sustained improvements in how the government works for the American people. I am providing you with this information to support your communication and implementation efforts, and to solicit your ongoing feedback on our approach.
