The House has passed a government efficiency and performance bill that would require agencies to consult with congressional committees with jurisdiction over them regarding agency performance plans.
The bill, which amends the Government Performance and Results Act, requires each federal agency to establish measurable guidelines for making improvements to inefficient programs and to determine priorities and goals for improvement.
Introduced by Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, HR-2142, the Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act would require agency heads to consult with OMB to assess each agency program at least once every five years, including program management.
The bill would also require OMB to identify a list of the programs under scrutiny each fiscal year, publicize the final list by May 1 and highlight the criteria and methodology that will be used to assess the efficiency of each program under review.
The bill would further require OMB to develop an improvement plan agencies would have to follow in response to these program assessments.
