Thursday, February 09, 2006

Performance anxiety

The President gave a speech the other day in New Hampshire. One of his talking points was about how government programs that are not performing well should be "eliminated and/or trimmed back" [sic]. As such, the White House has set up a website, called expectmore.gov, where you can actually find out how government programs are doing according to various measureable criteria. Via First Draft, here are only a few of the many programs listed as "not performing" (meaning "ineffective" and "not demonstrating results"):

Dept of Homeland Security Border Patrol
Dept of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Automation Modernization Program
Dept of Homeland Security Science and Technology: Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Air Cargo Security Programs
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Aviation Regulation and Enforcement
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Baggage Screening Technology
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal Service

Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Coastal Storm Damage Reduction
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Flood Damage Reduction

Federal Election Commission Federal Election Laws - Compliance and Enforcement

Office of Natl Drug Control Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

Securities & Exchange Comm Enforcement
Securities & Exchange Comm Full Disclosure Program (Corporate Review)


Oddly, this isn't especially surprising.

Posted by jwb at 12:30 PM   

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