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Fact Sheet: The President's Management Agenda: Making Government More
Effective
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For Immediate Release
October 13, 2006

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

ÿÿÿÿÿ President Meets with President's Management Council, Discusses
Management Agenda ÿÿÿÿÿ President's Management Agenda

The President's Management Council Works To Improve Programs And Leave
Government Better Than We Found It

Today, The Office Of Management And Budget Released The President's
Management Council's Annual Report, Giving Examples Of The Progress On
Management Improvement Efforts Initiated In 2001 With The President's
Management Agenda (PMA). The Government has strengthened management
practices; increased government transparency and accountability; and
improved program performance. The President's Management Council is
committed to work even more aggressively to improve government
effectiveness.

Improving Performance And Efficiency

More Agencies Than Ever Are Effectively Incorporating Program Performance
Information Into Their Management And Budget Decisions.
  þ Clearer Definitions Of Program Success Produce Intended Results.
    According to the PMA Scorecard, 73 percent of programs are focusing on
    and achieving clear goals today, up from an estimated 45 percent in
    2003. For example:
      þ Better Quality Multi-Family Housing. HUD focused more on the
        physical quality standards for multi-family housing units,
        improving units meeting the standards from 86 percent in 2000 to 94
        percent in 2004.
      þ Improved Military Housing. With clear goals and milestones, DOD
        partnered with the private sector to improve military housing,
        privatizing 141,922 units of housing, and is on track to eliminate
        all inadequate housing by 2007.
      þ Saving Lives. DOT reduced the fatality rate from car accidents
        after targeting its promotion of seat belt use on most at-risk
        audiences.

Giving The American People Better Results For Their Money

Improved Accountability, Clearer Outcome Performance Metrics, Accurate
Financial Information For Timely And Wise Decisions, And Targeted
Competitive Pressure On Commercial Costs Allow For Savings And Better
Performance.
  þ PMA Results In Quantifiable Savings:
      þ Eliminated $7.8 billion in improper payments;
      þ Disposed of $3.5 billion in unneeded property; and
      þ Saving $900 million a year through public-private competitions for
        Federal contracts.
  þ Improved IT Management Saves Money. Aggressive, targeted investments in
    well-managed information technology will extend the abilities of our
    employees to provide better service to our citizens at lower cost. For
    example:
      þ DOE modernized its IT infrastructure, including strengthening IT
        security and integrating systems, with projected savings of more
        than $450 million over seven years;
      þ IRS will produce its tax forms digitally and consolidate form
        distribution centers at a savings to the taxpayer of $108 million
        over five years;
      þ Consolidation of payroll systems at HHS reduced annual costs of
        payroll processing by almost $11 million; and
      þ Efficiency improvements to the EPA vendor payment process are
        expected to save $3.5 million (34%) over the next five years.

Greater Accountability Improves Government Effectiveness

President Bush Has Consistently Focused On Improved Transparency,
Accountability, And Better Management Practices Across The Federal
Government. Greater transparency has made agencies more accountable for
program performance and more responsive to the American public.
  þ ExpectMore.gov: To date, the Administration has evaluated the
    effectiveness of nearly every Federal program. Making this information
    more accessible has increased the debate and discussion regarding how
    to improve program effectiveness.

The PMA Scorecard, Found On Results.gov: Since 2002, this Web site tracks
agencies' progress in meeting their management improvement goals.

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