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Document Name: Endnotes and Appendix A Part II
Date: 09/07/94
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Title:Endnotes and Appendix A Part II
Author: Vice President Albert Gore's National Performance Review
Date:7 September 1993 10:00:00 EST
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APPENDIX A
National Performance Review
Major Recommendations By Agency
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Appendix A Key & Editor's Notes:
KEY:
cbe = cannot be estimated (due to data limitations or
uncertainties about implementation time lines).
na = not applicable - recommendation improves efficiency or
redirects resources but does not directly reduce budget
authority.
EDITOR'S NOTES:
This Appendix is in a two-column table format in the original
document. The major heading for both columns is:
Fiscal Impact, 1994-99*
(Millions of Dollars)
[As a footnote: *Fiscal estimates were made for 1994 only where
action could impact spending in that year. Most estimates cover
1995-99. Estimates shown are for cumulative budget authority
changes. Negative numbers indicate reduced spending.]
The first column title is:
Change in Spending
The second column title is:
Change in Revenues
The entries to these columns are shown on the last line of each
recommendation paragraph; the first number or letters relating to
the Change in Spending column, the second number or letters
relating to the Change in Revenues column.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AID01 Redefine and Focus AID's Mission and Priorities
With the end of the Cold War, AID must rethink how it will
operate. NPR recommends steps to plan for this new mission and
proposes new authorizing legislation to define its post-Cold War
mission and priorities.
cbe cbe
AID02 Reduce Funding, Spending and Reporting Micromanagement
Eliminate AID's outdated or unduly burdensome reporting
requirements and reduce legislative earmarks to provide greater
operating flexibility.
cbe cbe
AID03 Overhaul the AID Personnel System
Recommendations include changes in AID's personnel system to
integrate its multiple systems and review benefits.
na na
AID04 Manage AID Employees and Consultants as a Unified Work
Force
Lift some current personnel restrictions and give managers
authority to manage staff resources more efficiently and
effectively.
cbe cbe
AID05 Establish an AID Innovation Capital Fund
Create a capital investment fund to improve information and
financial management systems and customer service.
na na
AID06 Reengineer Management of AID Projects and Programs AID
should use pilot programs and new approaches to emphasize
flexibility, innovation, customer service and program results.
cbe cbe
AID07 Consolidate or Close AID Overseas Missions
AID should regionalize missions and staff services overseas and
close nonessential missions
criteria for countries receiving U.S. assistance.
cbe cbe
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA01 End the Wool and Mohair Subsidy
The subsidy is no longer needed since wool is no longer a
strategic commodity.
-923.0 0.0
USDA02 Eliminate Federal Support for Honey
Eliminate the honey subsidy because the program does not serve
the intended purpose of ensuring the availability of honeybees
for crop pollination.
-15.0 0.0
USDA03 Reorganize the Department of Agriculture to Better
Accomplish Its Mission, Streamline Its Field Structure and
Improve Service to Its Customers
USDA should streamline its field operations to eliminate
unnecessary offices, reduce costs and better serve farmers.
-1,673.6 0.0
USDA04 Implement a Consolidated Farm Management Plan
The farm management plan proposed by Secretary Espy provides an
opportunity to simplify regulations for farm management and is a
good way to consolidate competing requirements into a single
plan for each farm.
cbe cbe
USDA05 Administer the Employment and Training Requirements for
Food Stamp Recipients More Effectively and Efficiently Redirect
funds from an ineffective training program for food stamp
recipients and allow them to participate in programs with proven
results.
-1,041.1** 0.0
[As a footnote: **The NPR recommends that these savings be
redirected to alternative uses. Savings totals exclude these
amounts.]
USDA06 Encourage Better Food Package Management Practices and
Facilitate Multi-State Contracts for Infant Food and Formula Cost
Containment in the WIC Program
The recommendation encourages increased competition among infant
formula vendors and manufacturers of other items in the UDSDA's
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC). Savings accrue to program.
-500.0** 0.0
[As a footnote: **The NPR recommends that these savings be
redirected to alternative uses. Savings totals exclude these
amounts.]
USDA07 Deliver Food Stamp Benefits Via Electronic Benefits
Transfer to Improve Service to Customers While Remaining Cost
Effective
Use electronic technology to distribute food stamp benefits,
thereby improving service and reducing the need for current paper
stamps.
cbe cbe
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DOC01 Reinvent Federal Economic and Regional Development
Efforts
Improve coordination of federal economic development efforts with
the goals of eliminating duplication and better directing
federal resources to improve business conditions.
na na
DOC02 Provide Better Coordination to Refocus and Leverage
Federal Export Promotion
This recommendation is designed to improve federal services to
U.S. businesses competing in the world export markets.
na na
DOC03 Reform the Federal Export Control System for Commercial
Goods
To help ensure leading U.S. industries are competitive in the
global marketplace, changes should be made in the export control
system.
na na
DOC04 Strengthen the Tourism Policy Council
Revitalize the Tourism Policy Council and give it greater
authority to coordinate federal tourism promotion efforts.
na na
DOC05 Create Public / Private Competition for the NOAA Fleet
A pilot program is recommended to open the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration fleet to public and private
competition to bolster the aging fleet.
cbe cbe
DOC06 Improve Marine Fisheries Management
To help protect fishing resources and provide new income to the
government, NOAA should collaborate with Congress and fishing
industry representatives to establish appropriate user fees to
help offset management costs for national fishery zones.
0.0 375.0
DOC07 Provide EDA Public Works Loan Guarantees for
Infrastructure Assistance
This recommendation would provide the Economic Development
Administration with authority to use part of its funding as a
reserve for loan guarantees for various public economic
development projects.
na na
DOC08 Establish a Manufacturing Technology Data Bank
To help U.S. manufacturing firms increase their technical
capabilities, Commerce should create a new database to provide
technical information and contacts.
na na
DOC09 Expand the Electronic Availability of Census Data To
increase access to and use of census data, the Census Bureau
should create a computerized census information center.
na na
DOC10 Amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act to
Increase the Data
Quality of the National Trade Data Bank This recommendation
outlines improvements needed in the quality and quantity of data
in this business-oriented data bank.
na na
DOC11 Eliminate Legislative Barriers to the Exchange of
Business Data Among Federal Statistical Agencies
Eliminate legislative barriers to the exchange of business data
among federal agencies (the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis) to reduce the
reporting burden on American business.
na na
DOC12 Establish a Single Civilian Operational Environmental
Polar Satellite Program
To reduce duplication and save taxpayers a billion dollars over
the next decade, various current and proposed polar satellite
programs should be consolidated under NOAA.
-300.0 0.0
DOC13 Use Sampling to Minimize Cost of the Decennial Census
Use sampling rather than more costly methods of counting
nonrespondents to next deciennial census. (Savings will occur
but are beyond the time frame of this analysis.)
cbe cbe
DOC14 Build a Business and Economic Information Node for the
Information Highway
To assist in the distribution of government information to
private citizens, Commerce should build a business and economic
information node to the "information highway."
cbe cbe
DOC15 Increase Access to Capital for Minority Businesses
Commerce and SBA should provide the President with
recommendations to improve SBA and Minority Business Development
Administration programs.
na na
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
---The Bottom-Up Review
This is a general summary of the Bottom-Up Review of DOD's force
structure and requirements and its part in the National
Performance Review effort. A total of $79 billion in savings
through 1997 are already incorporated into the President's 1994
budget. These savings are not included in the NPR analysis.
---Acquisition Reform
The DOD acquisition system is large and extraordinarily complex.
It needs to enable DOD to take advantage of the technological
advances and efficient procurement practices of the commercial
marketplace.
DOD01 Rewrite Policy Directives to Include Better Guidance
and Fewer Procedures
DOD should clarify policy directives and procedures to reduce
administrative burden and unnecessary regulatory controls. cbe
cbe
DOD02 Establish a Unified Budget for the Department of
Defense Give commanders greater flexibility to set priorities,
solve funding problems, and resolve unplanned requirements at
the lowest appropriate operating level.
cbe cbe
DOD03 Purchase Best Value Common Supplies and Services Allow
managers and commanders to purchase the best value common
supplies and services from public, private, or nonprofit
sources. cbe cbe
DOD04 Outsource Non-core Department of Defense Functions By
contracting out non-core functions (from towing services to
certain information technology functions), DOD will be better
able to focus on its core responsibilities.
cbe cbe
DOD05 Create Incentives for the Department of Defense to
Generate Revenues
This recommendation proposes giving managers and commanders the
ability to generate income at the installation level by allowing
the Corps of Engineers to recover its costs for processing
certain commerical applications and by establishing goals for
solid waste reduction and recycling.
-500.0 60.0
DOD06 Establish and Promote a Productivity-Enhancing Capital
Investment Fund
DOD should be authorized to expand its capital investment fund
manage its operations in a more business-like manner.
-110.3 0.0
DOD07 Create a Healthy and Safe Environment for Department of
Defense Activities
To create a safe environment, DOD must take action in the areas
of clean-up of hazardous wastes, use of environmental
technology, and pollution prevention.
na na
DOD08 Establish a Defense Quality Workplace
This is an internal department recommendation to encourage the
use of quality management concepts at all levels of DOD.
cbe cbe
DOD09 Maximize the Efficiency of DOD Health Care Operations
Use emerging technology to upgrade care at DOD health care
facilities.
-350.0 0.0
DOD10 Give Department of Defense Installation Commanders More
Authority and Responsibility Over Installation Management
By giving DOD installation commanders more authority over
installation management, DOD will be better able to manage its
resources, provide services to its employees and move toward
more entrepreneurial management.
cbe cbe
DOD11 Reduce National Guard and Reserve Costs
This recommendation makes two changes in the current costs for
reservists: (1) to limit compensation of federal employees on
reserve duty to the greater of civilian or reserve compensation
or to allow the reservist to take annual leave; and (2) to limit
the basic allowance for quarters only to reservists who actually
bring their dependents on short-term duty assignments when
quarters are not provided to dependents.
-900.0 0.0
DOD12 Streamline and Reorganize the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
NPR recommends implementing a 1992 reorganization proposal that
would reduce the number of division offices from 11 to six and
would allow the Corps to work with OMB and other agencies to
make maximum use of Corps' engineering and technical
capabilities. -68.0 0.0
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ED01 Redesign Chapter 1 of Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Recommendations focus education funds on the neediest students
and simplify requirements on schools receiving federal education
aid. Existing funds are redirected.
-3,000.0* 0.0
[As a footnote: *The NPR recommends that these savings be
redirected to alternative uses. Savings totals exclude these
amounts.]
ED02 Reduce the Number of Programs the Department of Education
Administers
Eliminate or consolidate more than 40 existing education grant
programs and free up funds for use in other educational
programs. -515.0* 0.0
[As a footnote: *The NPR recommends that these savings be
redirected to alternative uses. Savings totals exclude these
amounts.]
ED03 Consolidate the Eisenhower Math and Science Education
Program with Chapter 2
NPR proposes combining this teacher training program, which is
largely consumed with short-term training, with other ED
programs to create a new program with a more coherent national
focus on teacher training and professional development.
na na
ED04 Consolidate National Security Education Act Programs
The NSEA trust fund, administered by the Department of Defense,
should be consolidated with the Center for International
Education in ED to strengthen foreign language study and
eliminate
duplication of effort.
na na
ED05 Streamline and Improve the Department of Education's Grants
Process
Statutory restrictions on the department's rulemaking process
should be removed, flexibility added to certain procedures, and
unnecessary requirements eliminated to shorten the grant award
process.
cbe cbe
ED06 Provide Incentives for the Department of Education's Debt
Collection Service
This recommendation would allow ED to use a portion of revenues
collected from defaulted student loans to pay for collections
costs, thereby providing an incentive for increased collections.
na na
ED07 Simplify and Strengthen Institutional Eligibility and
Certification for Participation in Federal Student Aid
NPR recommends developing ways of measuring default indicators,
creating profiles of high-risk institutions, and removing
elgibility of institutions to participate in federal financial
aid programs once the schools have become ineligible to receive
federal student loan funds.
-175.0 0.0
ED08 Create a Single Point of Contact for Program and Grant
Information
ED should create an electronic system that can be used by
students, parents, researchers and administrators to learn about
department programs, funding opportunities, best practices and
other information.
1.8 0.0
ED09 Improve Employee Development Opportunities in Department of
Education
ED should create a full spectrum of activities which can
contribute to career development, including conducting a
departmentwide assessment of training and development needs.
na na
ED10 Eliminate the Grantback Statutory Provision of the General
Education Provisions Act
NPR recommends repealing this provision which permits the
department to return to a grantee a percentage of funds
recovered from the grantee as a result of an audit.
0.0* 0.0
[As a footnote: *This recommendation saves an estimated $18.5
million in expenditures but makes no change in budget authority.]
ED11 Build a Professional, Mission-Driven Structure for Research
NPR recommends establishing a research advisory board,
consolidating and targeting research and development efforts,
and establishing an office to translate research findings into
education reform assistance.
na na
ED12 Develop a Strategy for Technical Assistance and Information
Dissemination
ED should develop a strategy for its $290 million technical
assistance efforts designed to promote the National Goals 2000
themes.
na na
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE01 Improve Environmental Contract Management
NPR proposes improvements in DOE environmental clean-up contracts
to achieve efficiency.
cbe cbe
DOE02 Incorporate Land Use Planning in Cleanup
NPR recommends that DOE incorporate land use planning into the
nuclear facilities clean-up process.
cbe cbe
DOE03 Make Field Facility Contracts Outcome-Oriented
This recommendation would modify the current DOE contract process
at field facilities to make the contracts more outcome-oriented
to improve efficiency and contractor performance.
-570.0 0.0
DOE04 Increase Electrical Power Revenues and Study Rates NPR
proposes increasing federal income by allowing the Power
Marketing Administrations to recover a larger portion of their
operating costs through rate increases or by changing the
financing of Bonneville Power Administration.
0.0 3,601.0
DOE05 Strengthen the Federal Energy Management Program NPR
recommends a number of improvements to this program, designed to
better management of federal energy use.
na na
DOE06 Redirect Energy Laboratories to Post-Cold War
Priorities This recommendation provides guidance for use of the
DOE energy labs, focusing on defining new missions,
consolidating or eliminating unneeded facilities, and making
their services of greater benefit in the post-Cold War era.
-2,150.0 0.0
DOE07 Save Costs Through Private Power Cogeneration
This would allow the private sector to cogenerate power at DOE
labs as a means of saving money. DOD has similar authority at
this time.
-112.0 0.0
DOE08 Support the Sale of the Alaska Power Administration The
federal government should divest its interests in the Alaska
Power Administration.
-20.5 -52.5
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EPA01 Improve Environmental Protection Through Increased
Flexibility for Local Government
EPA should amend the regulations it determines are most
troublesome for local governments pursuant to the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980. The goal is to provide alternative,
flexible approaches to meeting environmental mandates.
na na
EPA02 Streamline EPA's Permit Program
Streamlining efforts include establishing a permit clearinghouse
to serve as a single point of contact and piloting a
cross-program permit tracking system.
-22.5 0.0
EPA03 Shift EPA's Emphasis Toward Pollution Prevention and
Away from Pollution Control
EPA needs to emphasize pollution prevention by implementing an
effective pollution prevention strategy that includes amending
regulations and motivating the private sector to invest in
cleaner, less polluting technologies and practices.
cbe cbe
EPA04 Promote the Use of Economic and Market-Based Approaches
to Reduce Water Pollution
EPA should work with Congress to propose language amending the
Clean Water Act to explicitly encourage market-based approaches
to reduce water pollution. EPA should also identify wastewater
discharge fees that could be included in the Clean Water Act
reauthorization.
cbe cbe
EPA05 Increase Private Sector Partnerships to Accelerate
Development of Innovative Technologies
NPR recommends that EPA develop an action plan with specific
milestones for improving the regulatory and statutory climate
for innovative technologies.
na na
EPA06 Stop the Export of Banned Pesticides
EPA should work with Congress to develop legislation to stop the
exportation of banned pesticides from the U.S. by June 1994. na
na
EPA07 Establish Measurable Goals, Performance Standards and
Strategic Planning within EPA
EPA should draft measurable environmental goals for the range of
environmental problems the U.S. faces. The agency should also
draft internal goals to provide direction for assessing and
redirecting existing EPA strategies.
na na
EPA08 Reform EPA's Contract Management Process
NPR recommends reforms in EPA's contract management process by
implementing performance standards and by maximizing competition
in the contracting process.
cbe cbe
EPA09 Establish a Blueprint for Environmental Justice Through
EPA's Operations
EPA should develop a blueprint of actions that will incorporate
environmental justice consideration into all aspects of EPA
operations.
na na
EPA10 Promote Quality Science for Quality Decisions
Improvements include establishing guidelines for professional
development of EPA's scientific and technical staff and expanding
the use of peer-review and quality assurance procedures.
na na
EPA11 Reorganize EPA's Office of Enforcement
EPA should initiate a reorganization of its headquarter's
enforcement organization by October 1, 1993.
-10.5 0.0
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NOTE: White House Office and Office of the Vice President The
White House Office and the Office of the Vice President are
regularly "reinvented" with each change of administration. This
analysis focuses on the other portions of the Executive Office
of the President.
EOP01 Delegate Routine Paperwork Review to the Agencies and
Redeploy OMB' Resources More Effectively
These recommendations outline improvements to streamline the
government's paperwork review process and reduce unnecessary
burdens on agencies.
cbe cbe
EOP02 Modify the OMB Circular System
OMB should reinvigorate the process for the review, updating, and
consolidation of management circulars. It should also develop
uniform processes for developing circulars and for obtaining
input during their development.
na na
EOP03 Strengthen the Office of U.S. Trade Representative's
Coordination with State and Local Governments
The Trade Representative's Office should examine the trade policy
needs of state and local governments and work with them on
relevant issues.
0.5 0.0
EOP04 Improve Federal Advisory Committee Management
Discontinuing the "anti pass the hat" language annually inserted
into appropriations acts would allow appropriate pooling of
executive resources for certain multi-agency projects.
-1.4 0.0
EOP05 Reinvent OMB's Management Mission
NPR recommends a series of actions by OMB to redirect resources
to provide better management information for Presidential
decision making.
0.1 0.0
EOP06 Improve OMB's Relationship with Other Agencies
This recommendation outlines methods by which OMB can work more
effectively with agencies and with states.
na na
EOP07 Strengthen the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative's Trade Policy Coordination Process
These recommendations outline ways to improve the interagency
trade policy coordination process.
na na
EOP08 Strengthen the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative's Negotiation Process
The Office of the USTR should implement various techniques for
upgrading the negotiating skills of its employees and the
analysis of the negotiation process itself.
cbe cbe
EOP09 Establish a Customer Service Bureau in the EOP
Using available resources, EOP management should establish a
small, one-stop customer service bureau within the EOP.
na na
EOP10 Conduct Qualitative Self-Reviews of Critical
Administrative Processes
The Assistant to the President for Management and Administration
should establish a formal program of ongoing, internal quality
reviews of administrative processes in the EOP to save money and
improve service.
cbe cbe
EOP11 Improve the Presidential Transition Process
Past difficulties with the Presidential transition should be
corrected by amendment of the Presidential Transition Act and
related actions.
cbe cbe
EOP12 Improve Administrative Processes
This recommendation outlines a series of steps to improve
internal administrative processes within the EOP, including mail
processing, paperwork flow, and supply management.
na na
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FEMA01 Shift Emphasis to Preparing for and Responding to
the Consequences of All Disasters
FEMA's early focus was on preparedness for nuclear war. The
current world situation and recent natural disasters highlight
the need for FEMA to continue to shift its resources to respond
to all hazards.
na na
FEMA02 Develop a More Anticipatory and Customer-Driven
Response to Catastrophic Disasters
These recommendations should make FEMA respond faster and more
effectively to catastrophic disasters.
na na
FEMA03 Create Results-Oriented Incentives to Reduce the Costs
of a Disaster
The Midwest floods, Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew and the Loma
Prieta Earthquake all illustrate the enormous costs of disaster
to society. These recommendations will move toward reducing that
cost.
cbe cbe
FEMA04 Develop A Skilled Management Team Among Political
Appointees and Career Staff
Leadership has been the weak link in FEMA's mission as the
federal government's emergency management coordinator. These
recommendations strive to improve FEMA leadership to
successfully implement its new, all-hazards mission. cbe = cannot
be estimated (due to data limitations or uncertainties about
implementation time lines).
na na
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOTE: Treatment of Health Care and Welfare Reform Issues by the
NPR Two primary concerns of the Department of Health and
Human Services are the delivery of health and welfare services
to individuals. Since the Administration has special, ongoing
efforts dealing with these areas, they are not covered by the
National Performance Review.
HHS01 Promote Effective, Integrated Service Delivery for
Customers by Increasing Collaborative Efforts
These recommendations outline a number of steps needed to better
integrate and deliver social services to communities and
families. cbe cbe
HHS02 Reengineer the HHS Process for Issuing Regulations HHS
should improve the timeliness and quality of regulations issued
and should involve stakeholders in the development of
regulations. cbe cbe
HHS03 Develop a National, Uniform Inspection System to Ensure
a Safe Food Supply
Responsibility for food safety should be consolidated into a
single agency, and policies and inspection systems should be
implemented on an objective, scientific basis.
cbe cbe
HHS04 Reconfigure Support for Health Professions Education
Existing programs should be consolidated and/or eliminated. na
na
HHS05 Restructure the Management of Railroad Industry Benefit
Programs
Railroad Retirement Board functions should be integrated into
existing programs administered by federal, state, and private
sector service providers.
cbe cbe
HHS06 Improve Social Security Administration Disability
Claims Processing to Better Serve People with Disabilities and
Safeguard Trust Fund Assets
SSA should apply resources and management tools needed to reduce
backlogs and to avoid paying benefits to individuals who are no
longer disabled.
-4,010.0* 0.0
[As a footnote: *Savings will be realized in the Social Security
Trust Funds and will not affect discretionary spending levels.]
HHS07 Protect Social Security, Disability and Medicare Trust
Fund Assets by Removing Barriers to Funding Productive Oversight
Activities
HHS should aggressively pursue options to assure that adequate
investments are made to avoid unnecessary payments from trust
funds.
na na
HHS08 Coordinate Collection and Dissemination of Social
Security Administration Death Information to Protect Federal
Program Assets
SSA's clearinghouse for death information and "best practices"
can be used by dozens of federal and state agencies to reduce
federal program outlays.
cbe cbe
HHS09 Take More Aggressive Actions to Collect Outstanding
Debts Owed to the Social Security Trust Fund
SSA should be given the authority to use a full range of debt
collection tools available under the Debt Collection Act of 1982
to collect debts owed by individuals who are no longer on
benefit rolls.
-335.0* 0.0
[As a footnote: *Savings will be realized in the Social Security
Trust Funds and will not affect discretionary spending levels.]
HHS10 Institute and Collect User Fees on FDA's Inspection and
Approval Processes
Food, drug and medical device manufacturers, processors and
suppliers should be required to pay for FDA services.
-1,439.8 0.0
HHS11 Redesign SSA Service Delivery and Make Better Use of
Technology to Provide Improved Access and Services to Customers
SSA's organizational structure needs to be updated to reflect
changing customer needs and to take full advantage of emerging
technologies.
na na
HHS12 Strengthen Departmentwide Management
The department should conduct a review of its organizational
structure and management systems to determine an appropriate
balance between centralized and decentralized functions.
na na
HHS13 Review the Field and Regional Office Structure of the
HHS and Develop a Plan for Shifting Resources to Match Workload
Demands
The review should emphasize customer service, results and
increased accountability.
cbe cbe
HHS14 Amend the Health Care Financing Administration's
Contracting Authority to Allow for Competitive Contracting HCFA
should be authorized to fully and openly compete Medicare claims
processing contracts to reduce costs and eliminate
inefficiencies and conflicts of interest.
-985.0 0.0
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HUD01 Reinvent Public Housing
HUD should create pilot programs to devolve greater authority
over housing funds to sound local agencies. It should create
demonstrations of mixed-income public housing with portable
subsidies. HUD should also streamline public housing rules and
take other steps to improve public housing management.
cbe cbe
HUD02 Improve Multi-Family Asset Management and Disposition
HUD should use public-private partnerships to manage and sell
HUD-held loans and real estate for non-subsidized housing
projects. Congress should reduce restrictions on HUD sale of
multi-family properties, including use of portable subsidies for
tenants when the Secretary determines that to be best for tenant
needs.
na na
HUD03 Improve Single-Family Asset Management and Disposition
HUD should use a combination of early assistance to borrowers
having financial difficulties, contract loan servicing, contract
mortgage assistance programs and public-private partnerships to
streamline and improve management of HUD- assigned single-family
mortgages.
na na
HUD04 Create an Assisted-Housing/Rent Subsidy Demonstration
Project
HUD should be authorized to experiment in negotiated
restructuring of privately owned assisted-housing projects to
improve management, promote mixed-income housing and save
taxpayer funds.
na na
HUD05 Establish a New Housing Production Program
HUD should stimulate housing production through FHA risk-sharing
arrangements with housing finance agencies, stimulate a
secondary market for multi-family properties, improve access to
FHA insurance for first-time home buyers, provide special FHA
programs to revitalize neighborhoods and improve FHA management.
na na
HUD06 Streamline HUD Field Operations
HUD should streamline its Washington, regional and field office
structure and consolidate and reduce its size over time.
-167.0 0.0
HUD07 Refinance Section 235 Mortgages
HUD should use incentive contracts to speed savings from
refinancing expensive old mortgages subsidized by HUD.
-210.0 0.0
HUD08 Reduce Section 8 Contract Rent Payments
HUD should modify its process to reduce unjustified increases in
annual payments to Section 8 projects.
-225.0 0.0
HUD09 Consolidate Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers
This recommendation would consolidate two overlapping projects to
eliminate duplication.
cbe cbe
HUD10 Reduce Operating Subsidies for Vacancies
This recommendation would encourage public housing agencies to
make better use of their assets by reducing subsidies paid for
unjustifiably vacant units.
cbe cbe
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
INTEL01 Enhance Intelligence Community Integration
The end of the Cold War and the constrained fiscal environment in
the U.S. create an imperative for the 13 components of the
Intelligence Community to act more effectively and more
efficiently as a team.
* *
[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL02 Enhance Community Responsiveness to Customers
A 40-year emphasis on the Soviet Union allowed the Intelligence
Community to develop a repertoire which was not dependent on a
close relationship with its customers. That is no longer the
case today, and NPR makes recommendations for improvements in
this area.
* *
[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL03 Reassess Information Collection to Meet New Analytical
Challenges
The analytical issues the Intelligence Community faces are far
more diverse and complex today, requiring new focus and new
techniques to meet the intelligence needs of policymakers.
* *
[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL04 Integrate Intelligence Community Information Management
Systems
The Intelligence Community lacks the connectivity and
interoperability in its information systems to do its job
efficiently and effectively.
* *
[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL05 Develop Integrated Personnel and Training Systems This
recommendation focuses on organizational development and training
issues within the Intelligence Community.
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[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL06 Merge the President's Intelligence Oversight Board with
the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
The roles of these two oversight bodies are sufficiently similar
that small savings and some efficiencies can be achieved by
combining them.
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[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
INTEL07 Improve Support to Ground Troops During Combat
Operations Numerous studies of intelligence support during the
Gulf War focused on agency or service-specific support issues.
This issue outlines a reinvention lab effort which proposes an
integrated approach to studying support to ground forces during
combat operations.
* *
[As a footnote: *The Intelligence Community budget is
classified. Savings from these recommendations cannot be shown in
this report.]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DOI01 Establish a Hard Rock Mine Reclamation Fund to Restore
the Environment
To address health and safety threats and environmental damage
caused by toxic metal and chemical leaching from abandoned
mines, the federal government should establish a hard-rock mine
reclamation fund.
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DOI02 Redefine Federal Oversight of Coal Mine Regulation To
overcome organizational problems that inhibit an effective
state-federal relationship, federal oversight of coal mine
regulations should be redefined.
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DOI03 Establish a National Spatial Data Infrastructure By
supporting a cross-agency coordinating effort, the federal
government can develop a coherent vision for the national
spatial data infrastructure (NSDI). (Spatial, or geographic,
data refers to information that can be placed on a map.) This
will allow greatly improved information analysis in a wide range
of areas, including the analysis of environmental information and
the monitoring of endangered animals and sensitive land areas.
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DOI04 Promote Entrepreneurial Management of the National Park
Service**
The Park Service should be allowed to raise additional revenues
from appropriate sources and to use a portion of the money for
investment in park infrastructure. This proposal would increase
selected park entry fees and would increase fees on park
concessionaires.
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[As a footnote: **NPR recommends redirecting half of increased
park income to investment in park infrastructure.]
DOI05 Obtain a Fair Return for Federal Resources
The federal government should institute reforms to guarantee a
fair return for federal resources such as livestock grazing and
hard-rock mining. Some of the programs regulating the commercial
sale and use of natural resources on federal lands operate at a
loss to the taxpayers and fail to provide incentives for good
stewardship practices. The administration should also develop a
new fee schedule for communications sites on DOI and Department
of Agriculture lands.
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DOI06 Rationalize Federal Land Ownership
DOI needs to reinvent the way it manages and acquires federal
lands. Due to historical patterns of settlement and development
of this country, adjoining federal lands often fall under the
jurisdiction of several federal agencies. To the degree
possible, this should be corrected based on the principle of
ecosystem management.
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DOI07 Improve the Land Acquisition Policies of the DOI The
Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture and the Director of OMB
should modify the process for determining land acquisition
priorities and procedures. The new system should reflect major
objectives of federal land acquisition, including outdoor
recreation resources, resource protection, and resource and
cultural heritage protection.
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DOI08 Improve Mineral Management Service Royalty Collections
Better management of DOI's royalty collection program would
increase revenues and improve efficiency.
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DOI09 Establish a System of Personnel Exchanges in DOI A
change in management philosophy is needed to address bureaucratic
barriers at DOI. This recommendation outlines various approaches
to this problem.
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DOI10 Consolidate Administrative and Programmatic Functions
in DOI
To manage its bureaus effectively, DOI needs to reduce
duplicative services. By consolidating administrative and
programmatic functions, DOI can improve customer service,
promote efficiency, and reduce costs.
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DOI11 Streamline Management Support Systems in DOI
To create a quality management culture, the department should
streamline its management support systems, including
telecommunications, procurement, financial management, and
paperwork control.
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DOI12 Create a New Mission for the Bureau of Reclamation The
Bureau of Reclamation needs to redefine its mission toward new
environmental priorities and clarify its role in water
management. The original mission to develop water resources and
provide for economic development of the West--is almost complete.
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DOI13 Improve the Federal Helium Program
The federal government needs to reexamine its role in the federal
helium program. The program can be run more efficiently, reducing
outlays by federal helium customers and increasing revenue. To
obtain maximum benefit from helium operations, the government
should cancel the helium debt, reduce costs, increase
efficiencies in helium operations, and increase sales of crude
helium as market conditions permit.
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DOI14 Enhance Environmental Management by Remediating
Hazardous Material Sites
The time is right to integrate skills across bureau boundaries in
the remediation of DOI's hazardous materials sites. The high
cost of remediation requires DOI to make maximum use of existing
resources.
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