President
Donald J. Trump Is Reforming the Federal Government, Making it More Efficient,
Effective, and Accountable
BUDGET & SPENDING - June 21, 2018
Billions and
billions of dollars are being wasted on activities that are not delivering
results for hardworking American taxpayers. - President Donald J. Trump
REORGANIZING
GOVERNMENT: President Donald J. Trump’s reform and reorganization plan will make
the Federal Government more responsive and accountable to the American people.
·
Last
year, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to work on a comprehensive plan to reorganize the
Executive Branch.
·
After
a year of planning how to make the Federal Government more efficient,
effective, and accountable – which included input from stakeholders, agencies,
and the public – key reform proposals were developed, such as:
o Consolidating food
safety functions into a single agency, addressing the current fragmented
Federal oversight of food safety.
o Merging the Departments
of Education and Labor into a single Cabinet agency to better meet the needs of
American workers and students.
o Consolidating economic
assistance resources to a new Bureau of Economic Growth within the Department
of Commerce to increase economic growth nationwide.
·
This
plan will serve as a cornerstone for a productive, bipartisan dialogue around
making the Federal Government work for the 21st century.
·
Instead
of a “one size fits all” approach to reform, the Trump Administration’s plan to
reorganize the Government proposes solutions tailored to each agency’s mission.
MANDATE FOR
CHANGE: President Trump recognizes that today’s Executive Branch is not
equipped to meet Americans’ 21st century needs.
·
The
President’s Management Agenda released in March 2018 provided context for what
needs to change in Government, including a renewed focus on mission, service,
and stewardship.
·
Today’s
Federal Government lacks the organization and technology to provide the
convenient and efficient services that Americans have come to expect in the 21st century.
For example:
o Job seekers have to
navigate more than 40 workforce development programs across 15 Federal agencies.
o Small businesses face
overlapping, bureaucratic certification processes and complicated paperwork
challenges when they try to work with the Government.
o Poultry companies have
to deal with multiple Government offices and loads of paperwork because chickens
and eggs are regulated by different agencies.
·
Digitization
is a must. Each year, the Federal Government creates millions of new paper
documents that take too long to process and often must be physically stored.
·
Reorganization
will help agencies maintain efficiency and effectiveness over time.
MAKING AN
IMPACT: President Trump’s reform efforts follow a number of actions already
taken to improve and streamline the Federal Government.
·
In May 2018, the
President issued three Executive Orders aimed at reforming the civil service to
work for the American people and making Federal operations more efficient.
·
President
Trump signed legislation to bring more accountability to the Department of
Veterans Affairs and provide our veterans with more choice in the care they
receive.
The
Administration has reduced the footprint of the Federal Government. Agencies
are repealing a historic number of regulations and streamlining requirements.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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