Task Force on Government Performance
The Senate Budget Committee's Task Force on Government Performance was established to assist the Committee with its monitoring and oversight capacity. The Task Force, which is being led by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), is charged with examining the federal government's management framework and identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs and services.

Budget Committee Members serving on the bipartisan Task Force include:

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Chair            Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)            Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)           Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ex officio
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), ex officio

  • Press Release: Sen. Warner’s Proposal Mandating More Accountability & Savings Across Federal Gov’t     Clears Committee --Sep. 29, 2010
  • The Honorable Daniel I. Gordon, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of     Management and Budget --Jul. 12, 2010
  • The Honorable Shay Assad, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (Acting), Office of the Under     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense --Jul. 12, 2010
  • Dr. Allison Stanger, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College --Jul. 12, 2010
  • Dr. James Carafano, Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage     Foundation --Jul. 12, 2010
  • Hearing Testimony of The Honorable Martin J. O’Malley, Governor, State of Maryland --Jul. 12, 2010
  • Hearing Testimony of The Honorable Isiah "Ike" Leggett, County Executive, Montgomery County,     Maryland --Jul 12, 2010
  • Hearing Testimony of Mr. Christopher Thomaskutty, Deputy Mayor, Public Safety and Operations, City of     Baltimore, Maryland --Jul. 12, 2010
  • Warner Statement at Hearing on Data-Driven Performance --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of The Honorable Aneesh Chopra, Assistant to the President and Chief Technology     Officer, Associate Director for Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of The Honorable Aneesh Chopra, Assistant to the President and Chief Technology     Officer, Associate Director for Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of Mr. Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for Electronic           Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of The Honorable Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and           Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of Mr. Brad Douglas, Commissioner, Department of Administrative Services, State of     Georgia --Dec. 10, 2009
  • Conrad Statement at Hearing on Performance-Informed Budgeting --Oct. 29, 2009
  • Warner Statement at Hearing on Performance-Informed Budgeting --Oct. 29, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of Jeffrey Zients, OMB --Oct. 29, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of Sir Michael Barber, McKinsey & Company --Oct. 29, 2009
  • Hearing Testimony of Paul Posner, George Mason University --Oct. 23, 2009
  • Press Release on Creation of Task Force on Government Performance --Oct. 23, 2009
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