2.1: Ineffective Programs
Ending Ineffective Programs Other Information:
We are working to eliminate programs that do not work, are out of date, or are duplicative. Some programs may have made sense
in the past, but are no longer needed now. Other programs perform functions that are carried out more effectively elsewhere
in the government. And some programs are simply inefficient. Better performance management and evaluation of program effectiveness
is helping us make better choices about where to invest and where to cut. Through “line by line” reviews, we have proposed
approximately $20 billion of terminations, reductions, and savings in both the FY 2010 and 2011 budgets. While recent administrations
have seen between 15 to 20 percent of their proposed discretionary cuts actually approved by Congress, we worked with Congress
to enact 60 percent of our proposed discretionary cuts for FY 2010. We are targeting even greater savings going forward. As
part of the FY 2012 budget process, we have instructed agencies to identify their lowest-priority programs (equal to 5 percent
of total spending) for consideration as terminations or reductions. Agencies are taking the hard step of identifying programs
that are less central to achieving agency goals, have completed their original mission, or have an unclear or duplicative
purpose.
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