As a direct result of Congressman Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX28) landmark 2010 legislation to make the government more efficient, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report on Agency Priority Goals for 2012-2013. The report demonstrates significant steps towards achieving a more efficient government and bringing a positive impact for the American people.

“The report shows that as a result of the Agency Priority Goals, federal agencies are focusing on issues such as achieving record levels of exports and creating millions of jobs, collaborating between agencies to reduce veterans’ homelessness, and saving taxpayers millions of dollars by improving service, preventing fraud, and reducing costs.” said Congressman Cuellar. “I am glad to see the renewed focus I envisioned when I authored the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010. I look forward to seeing even more progress towards making the government more efficient for the sake of our country and the American people.”

In 2010, Congress passed Congressman Cuellar’s Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, known as GPRA Modernization, which requires federal agencies to hold quarterly performance assessments and report the results to Congress. As a result of the legislation, OMB adopted a common-sense approach to enhancing performance at every level of government.

The update has had very positive results for the American people by creating collaboration between various agencies thus saving millions in taxpayer dollars. Additionally, OMB began to create two-year Agency Priority Goals in areas where federal agencies were focused on accelerated performance improvement as well as developing government-wide Cross-Agency Priority Goals.

OMB has now released a report on the performance results of the fourth quarter of 2013, reflecting the final quarterly update of the 2012-2013 Agency Priority Goals.

For more information on the OMB Priority Goals, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/02/13/real-progress-meeting-agency-performance-goals.