Rebuilding Trust in Government Through Service

A survey released in April 2021 showed only 24 percent of the American public had trust in the Federal Government. This was up from 21 percent in 2020 but still near a historic low. Knowing this reality, the Biden Administration made improving customer service a cornerstone of the President's Management Agenda (PMA) Vision with a goal of "delivering excellent, equitable, and secure Federal services and customer experience." This was followed by the Executive Order, Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government, directing government leaders to account for the experiences of the public in seeking government services.

This Executive Order includes 36 customer experience (CX) improvement commitments across 17 Federal agencies, all of which aim to improve people's lives and the delivery of Government services. Services supporting the following focus areas were called out for immediate attention and improvement: Continue reading

Travel restrictions and cuts have saved $2B so far, says OMB

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Efforts to reduce travel and increase oversight in travel and conference  spending have saved the federal government roughly $2 billion from fiscal 2010  to fiscal 2012, says Daniel Werfel, controller at the Office of Management and  Budget.

Speaking at a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing  Wednesday, Werfel said agencies expect to save another $1 billion by the end of  fiscal 2013. Efforts to save money include general travel cuts, limits on  conference expenditures, conducting training in-house and increased use of  technology such as webinars and teleconferencing to replace travel.

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