New Project on Smart Government Launched
The Center for American Progress, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation's Campaign for American Workers, is launching a new project called “Doing What Works” to advance smarter government that efficiently allocates scarce resources and achieves greater results for the American people.
"Americans have long believed in a social contract between themselves and the government that honored hard work with achievement of the American Dream," said Janice Nittoli, Associate Vice President and Managing Director of The Rockefeller Foundation. "That contract is no longer working for many Americans and they have lost faith in government's ability to deliver on their end of the bargain. That is why it is critical for government to win back the public's trust. A first step is to make sure public spending works for the public. The Rockefeller Foundation's Campaign for American Workers has devoted $70 million to help improve the economic security of working Americans through better public policies and programs aimed at helping people work and save, for today, for their retirement, and to have the benefit of health insurance.”
- Eliminating or redesigning misguided spending programs and tax expenditures, focused on priority areas such as health care, energy and education;
- Boosting government productivity by streamlining management and strengthening operations in the areas of human resources, information technology and procurement; and
- Building a foundation for smarter decision-making by enhancing transparency and performance measurement and evaluation.
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