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TooManyWebsites.gov
Posted by on June 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM EDTWith almost 2,000 separate websites across the Federal Government, Americans often don't know where to turn for information. Macon Phillips, Director of the Office of Digital Strategy, discusses one of the first steps of the Campaign to Cut Waste which will target duplication and waste among federal websites.
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New Ideas to Cut Improper Payments
Posted by on May 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM EDTFor many years, the federal government has erroneously cut checks to the wrong person for the wrong amount and for the wrong reason – sometimes these misdirected payments even go to dead people or prisoners. These mistakes, though often inadvertent, contributed to the $125 billion in improper payments made in 2010.
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Saving Money by Selling Excess Property
Posted by on May 4, 2011 at 4:25 PM EDTToday, we’re sending legislation to the Hill that will cut through red tape and politics to rid the government of the burden of excess property and save taxpayers at least $15 billion. We look forward to working with members of Congress to pass this legislation, the Civilian Property Realignment Act.
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Cracking Down on Wasteful, Duplicative Spending
Posted by on May 3, 2011 at 9:28 AM EDTFor too long, the Federal Government allowed the American people’s hard-earned tax dollars to fund ineffective and duplicative projects, failing to leverage advances in technology to achieve savings. The result is that taxpayer dollars have been wasted. This should never be tolerated, but particularly with the tough fiscal situation, it’s unacceptable. It’s time that we live within our means, cut the waste too prevalent in Washington, and live up to our responsibility to the American people.
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West Wing Week: "Final Adjustments"
Posted by on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 AM EDTThis week, the President celebrated Easter, worked on short term and long term ways to get away from high gas prices, pledged support for Alabama and other states in the South hit by devastating storms and announced new key members of his National Security team.
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West Wing Week: "My Old Number, Twenty Three"
Posted by on April 22, 2011 at 12:00 AM EDTThis week, President Obama held townhalls in Northern Virginia, California, and Nevada, to speak directly to the American people about his vision for reducing our debt and bringing down our deficit based on the values of shared responsibility and shared prosperity.
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Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of the Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group
Posted by on April 21, 2011 at 6:24 PM EDT -
President Obama in Virginia on Our Fiscal Future: "We Are Going to Have to Ask Everybody to Sacrifice"
Posted by on April 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM EDTThe President takes questions on his plan to get our fiscal house in order while maintaining key investments, keeping our commitments to America's seniors, and ensuring the burden is shared by the wealthy, not just foisted on the middle class.
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Putting it Plainly
Posted by on April 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM EDTCass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, writes about new guidance to Federal agencies to help make government information clear to the public and streamline government response resources.
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Weekly Address: America’s Fiscal Future
Posted by on April 16, 2011 at 5:30 AM EDTThe President discusses his plan for our fiscal future, a comprehensive and balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years.
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