5: Performance Improvement
Delivering a High-Performing Government Other Information:
The Federal Government serves the American people in a wide variety of ways, enriching their lives. Every day, it works to
prevent toxic waste from entering our drinking water and terrorists from entering our airspace. It is at the forefront of
the fight against cancer, HIV, and other diseases that afflict so many Americans. It protects the intellectual property of
American inventors and has developed and supported countless cutting-edge technologies. It provides weather, economic and
security information that informs the daily decisions of all Americans, reducing their vulnerability to natural and human
threats. It helps Americans recover when disaster strikes. It helps students go to college and colleges to do research in
science and technology, laying the foundation for the economy of the future and the jobs that it will create. It sets the
standards that level the playing field in economic competition, and assists the vulnerable in times of need. It upholds our
Nation’s values at home by serving those in uniform who upheld them overseas. The challenge the Federal Government faces today
is to use taxpayer dollars in the most effective and efficient ways it can. The American people must be able to trust that
their government is doing everything in its power to cut waste and to make sure that every tax dollar gets results that make
a difference to the American people. To improve the performance of the Federal Government, the Administration is pursuing
the three key initiatives below.
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