Washington, DC - "Billions and billions of dollars are being wasted on activities that are not delivering results for hardworking American taxpayers." ~ President Donald J. Trump

REORGANIZING GOVERNMENT: President Donald J. Trump’s reform and reorganization plan will make the Federal Government more responsive and accountable to the American people.

• Last year, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to work on a comprehensive plan to reorganize the Executive Branch.
• After a year of planning how to make the Federal Government more efficient, effective, and accountable – which included input from stakeholders, agencies, and the public – key reform proposals were developed, such as:
  • Consolidating food safety functions into a single agency, addressing the current fragmented Federal oversight of food safety.
  • Merging the Departments of Education and Labor into a single Cabinet agency to better meet the needs of American workers and students.
  • Consolidating economic assistance resources to a new Bureau of Economic Growth within the Department of Commerce to increase economic growth nationwide.
• This plan will serve as a cornerstone for a productive, bipartisan dialogue around making the Federal Government work for the 21st century.
• Instead of a “one size fits all” approach to reform, the Trump Administration’s plan to reorganize the Government proposes solutions tailored to each agency’s mission.

MANDATE FOR CHANGE: President Trump recognizes that today’s Executive Branch is not equipped to meet Americans’ 21st century needs.

• The President’s Management Agenda released in March 2018 provided context for what needs to change in Government, including a renewed focus on mission, service, and stewardship.
• Today’s Federal Government lacks the organization and technology to provide the convenient and efficient services that Americans have come to expect in the 21st century. For example:
  • Job seekers have to navigate more than 40 workforce development programs across 15 Federal agencies.
  • Small businesses face overlapping, bureaucratic certification processes and complicated paperwork challenges when they try to work with the Government.
  • Poultry companies have to deal with multiple Government offices and loads of paperwork because chickens and eggs are regulated by different agencies.
• Digitization is a must. Each year, the Federal Government creates millions of new paper documents that take too long to process and often must be physically stored.
• Reorganization will help agencies maintain efficiency and effectiveness over time.

 MAKING AN IMPACT: President Trump’s reform efforts follow a number of actions already taken to improve and streamline the Federal Government.

•  In May 2018, the President issued three Executive Orders aimed at reforming the civil service to work for the American people and making Federal operations more efficient.
• President Trump signed legislation to bring more accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide our veterans with more choice in the care they receive.
• The Administration has reduced the footprint of the Federal Government.
• Agencies are repealing a historic number of regulations and streamlining requirements.