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Warner seeks to 'clean house' on outdated agency reports

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he plans to introduce legislation allowing for the elimination or consolidation of outdated or redundant agency reports. Cutting back on unnecessary reporting requirements is part of the 2010 Government Performance and Results Modernization Act.

Tags: Congress , management , best practices , John Warner , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore

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OMB proposes to eliminate, consolidate 376 reports

The White House submitted a report to Congress as part of the GPRA Modernization Act that details hundreds of unnecessary reports and studies. The report listed 70 DoD reports as well as the desire to streamline the report on duplicate reports.

Tags: OMB , Congress , Mark Warner , management

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In Depth interviews - June 4

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Michael McBride , Themis Papageorge , Augustus Vogel , IRS , Sammies 2012 , Office of Naval Research , Chris Mihm , GAO , Thomas Mesenbourg , Census

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Performance improvement has 'turned the corner' in government

Shelley Metzenbaum said agencies are doing a better job in setting outcome-based goals and using data to measure their progress. OPM is finalizing guidance and training to use the competence models for performance improvement positions. Treasury and DHS are setting their own path to using data to meet their mission goals.

Tags: management , OMB , Shelley Metzenbaum , OPM , Andrea Bright , Richard Beck , Interior , Treasury , Kevin Donahue , DHS , Amy Culbertson , performance management , performance improvement officer , Performance Improvement Council , Jason Miller

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OMB attacking duplication with 11-agency pilot

A new memo from the White House requires agencies involved in trade, exporting or competitiveness to develop an inventory and map them to programmatic and organizational structures and strategic plans. The test initiative will help inform a governmentwide effort to reduce the number of redundant programs across the government.

Tags: management , OMB , Jeff Zients , Agency duplication , Jason Miller

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