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Cutting Costs
Federal Managers Give Government a 'C' in Cost Savings
- By Mark Micheli
- September 4, 2012
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The scores are part of new survey results published by the Government Business Council, Government Executive's research division. The survey sampled 597 federal employees at the GS/GM-11 level or higher and asked respondents to identify key areas for cost reduction.
From the results, GBC identified eight areas where opportunities are highest to reduce costs:- Payments
- Oversight/Compliance
- Property Management
- Redundancy
- Contract Resource Management
- Technology
- Workforce
- Acquisitions/Procurement
The new Cutting Costs blog will be highlighting findings from the survey results as well as exploring innovative ideas and programs for federal cost savings over the next several months.
You can view the survey results here.
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Mark Micheli is the Special Projects Editor of Government Executive, editor of Excellence in Government Online and former Program Manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a correspondent for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
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