White House hints at new government priorities
The White House is offering a peek into its plans for the coming months as Barack Obama enters the third year of his presidency. Chief Performance Officer Jeffr...
In general, Zients believes the administration has a lot to be proud of, saying that, “While we certainly have much left to do, our progress to date gives me a lot of optimism. Because we’re building momentum, and I believe that this momentum will lead to more of the results we want and need, and most importantly this momentum will lead to sustained structural improvement.”
With all of that, however, Zients and his team could not escape a few questions about some of the ugly realities they face while governing in the year to come. For example, Zients was asked to comment on the effort to advance and innovate in government at a time when Congress remains deadlocked on something as basic this year’s budget resolution. Zients decided to delegate that question to OMB Comptroller Danny Werfel. “It’s not a new challenge,” Werfel responded, saying “it’s one that the government deals with every year. During a period when there’s a continuing resolution, there’s a lot of ability for the agencies to be working and planning for what is coming down the pike.”
He adds that agency heads have some idea where Congress wants them to go because even though there’s still no budget resolution, congressional committees have already approved language in agency budgets, offering general ideas on how to proceed once spending bills are approved.
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