The statement further indicated that the panel will not be receptive to the White House’s efforts to strengthen the contracting-out program, for example the administration’s call to repeal certain restrictions that have been enacted in recent years. “Measures such as requiring formal competitions when more than ten employees are affected and prohibiting private sector firms from benefiting because they do not offer health benefits should be expanded not repealed,” the statement said. “The size and scope of the contract workforce is unknown, and there is no system to track how much it is costing the government to execute these public-private competitions. Even more disconcerting is that federal agencies may be increasingly contracting out inherently governmental functions because they are under pressure from OMB to meet certain competition targets under the President’s management agenda. Federal agencies should engage in public-private competitions when it is evident they are in the best interest of the public and will save taxpayer dollars.”