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President Meets with President's Management Council, Discusses Management
Agenda
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 13, 2006

President Meets with President's Management Council, Discusses Management
Agenda
Room 350
Eisenhower Executive Office Building

President's Remarks view

˙˙˙˙˙ Fact Sheet: President's Management Agenda: Making Government More
Effective ˙˙˙˙˙ President's Management Agenda

2:00 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: It's been my pleasure to meet with members of my
administration on a very important topic, and that is, how do we make sure
that the taxpayers' money we're spending is getting the results we want.
And I appreciate Clay Johnson of the OMB staff, I appreciate the Director
for spearheading this project, which says to our agencies, it's important
to set clear goals and to set priorities for the dollars we spend. And once
a goal is set, a goal that everybody can understand, it's important to make
sure we measure to determine whether or not we're achieving the results.

See, the people expect, when they send their money up there, expect us to
achieve certain results. And so we've been through a rigorous process in
this administration of judging agencies' ability to get results. And I will
tell you our agencies are responding well. It's important to measure
results so that we know we're doing our job. It's also important to measure
results to determine whether or not the taxpayers' money is being spent
wisely.

We've all dedicated ourselves to rallying around this model. We are
results-oriented people and we work on behalf of the taxpayers. And when we
find wasteful spending, we work to eliminate it. When we find a program
that is making a significant difference, we work to enhance it. And we are
getting results for the people. And I want to thank everybody around this
table for being public servants, people who are willing to serve the
public, and bring dignity to the process.

I want you to go back to your agencies and thank those who are working hard
on behalf of the American people, as well. Thank you.

END 2:02 P.M. EDT
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