We will implement strict review processes to keep everyone and everything on track.  Every program and agency will be continually evaluated, measured, and thoroughly scrutinized in order to create a leaner, more efficient organizational structure.  The first step in this process is to develop a strategy that clearly defines what the objectives are, and the plan-of-action that will best achieve them. 

 

Plus, the federal departments must make a strong case for their value every single year.  Departments must prove that they narrowly define their challenges, conduct in-depth due diligence, formulate smart and timely plans of action, assess the risks and develop responsible budgets.  To facilitate this process, a non-connected Efficiency Review Board will oversee the federal departments, acting as a new line of financial defense.  Currently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives each department’s yearly budget request, communicates with them about the requests, and makes budget recommendations before the president’s budget is sent to Congress.  The new Efficiency Review Board will assess each department’s programs and approve the budgets before they are presented to the OMB.