Promoting Efficient Spending
Directs Federal Agencies to Cut Administrative Costs Twenty Percent
What it does
Agencies must create and submit plans within 45 days to cut specified administrative costs by at least 20% below Fiscal Year 2010 levels by Fiscal Year 2013.
Real-world impact
- Reduces agency spending on travel, conferences, and relocations.
- Limits issuance of phones and computers and encourages consolidated IT services.
- Requires agencies to submit plans to the Office of Management and Budget within 45 days.
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Summary
This order requires federal agencies to reduce certain administrative costs by at least 20 percent below Fiscal Year 2010 levels by Fiscal Year 2013. Agencies must submit plans to the Office of Management and Budget within 45 days, and the budget office will monitor implementation.
The order targets travel and conferences, employee information technology devices, printing, executive transportation, and promotional items, and encourages agencies to find cost-saving alternatives while following applicable law and available funding.
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