MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: July 31, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 31, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
Four years ago we embarked together upon an ambitious mission.
to improve management of the Federal government and ensure
wiser use of each tax dollar, while simultaneously making
government more responsive to the needs of our constituency --
the American public. Some observers of government activities
have often said it was "mission impossible," but through our
progress so far, we have proved them wrong.
In the past, in practice as well as in principle, you have
been very supportive of our Management Improvement Program:
Reform '88. As a direct result of your efforts, we are
instituting vigorous new controls on program growth, trimming
administrative costs, reducing waste and fraud, and stream-
lining the Federal field structure.
These achievements are substantial and are a necessary first
phase in making government work better. Now it is time to
focus on the'next phase of Reform '88: improving our delivery
of goods and services to the public. To facilitate this
effort, I have asked the Congress to demonstrate its support
for a government-wide program to improve Federal productivity
by passing a joint resolution declaring productivity improve-
ment as a national goal. In addition, I am asking the
Congress to pass a legislative program to improve government
management tools by addressing specific problems relating
to fraud prevention, payment integrity and simplification,
procurement, reorganization authority, and reductions in
regulatory and paperwork burdens.
While Congress works to enact these measures, there is much we
can do to lay the groundwork as we enter the beginning stages
of the FY '87 budget process. You should begin by identifying
specific priorities which will improve service delivery and
agency productivity. These initiatives should concentrate on
those programs-which make a real difference to the American
public, as well as on internal administrative processes.
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Through demonstrated ability to institute progressive change,
we have begun to stem the public's disillusionment with the
Federal government's capability to serve them well at a
reasonable price. I know you have as one of your highest
priorities completion of the next phase of our management
improvement journey -- improved delivery of public services
through higher quality, improved timeliness, and lower cost
to the taxpayers.
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