Then and Now: An Update on the Bush Administration's Competitive Sourcing Initiative : Hearing Before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, July 24, 2003 |
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Page 165 - Order is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal government, and is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agenciea, its officers or any person.
Page 257 - But good beginnings are not the measure of success. What matters in the end is completion. Performance. Results.
Page 26 - I would be more than happy to answer any questions that you or the other subcommittee members may have.
Page 213 - Member of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia and the Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control asked us to assess (1) the nature of terrorists...
Page 259 - These goals are mutually reinforcing. For example, Workforce planning and restructuring undertaken as part of Strategic Management of Human Capital will be defined in terms of each agency's mission, goals, and objectives-a key element of Budget and Performance Integration. Agency restructuring is expected to incorporate organizational and staffing changes resulting from Competitive Sourcing and Expanded...
Page 161 - ... what cost — must be made by full-time Government officials clearly responsible to the President and to the Congress. Furthermore, such officials must be in a position to supervise the execution of work undertaken, and to evaluate the results. These are basic functions of management which cannot be transferred to any contractor if we are to have proper accountability for the performance of public functions and for the use of public funds.
Page 162 - In a democratic free enterprise economic system, the Government should not compete with its citizens. The private enterprise system, characterized by individual freedom and initiative, is the primary source of national economic strength. In recognition of this principle, it has been and continues to be the general policy of the Government to rely on competitive private enterprise to supply the products and services it needs.
Page 206 - USC 501 note (1998) defines an inherently governmental function as a function that is so intimately related to the public interest as to require performance by Federal Government employees.
Page 229 - Although some parts of the (1984 Competition in Contracting Act) remain on the statute books, the guts have been ripped out of it. Openness, faimess, economy, and accountability have been replaced as guiding principles by speed and ease of contracting.
Page 164 - inherently governmental function" is a function that is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees.