Posted on 03/13/2017 5:51:52 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. This order is intended to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the executive branch by directing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Director) to propose a plan to reorganize governmental functions and eliminate unnecessary agencies (as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code), components of agencies, and agency programs.
Sec. 2. Proposed Plan to Improve the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Accountability of Federal Agencies, Including, as Appropriate, to Eliminate or Reorganize Unnecessary or Redundant Federal Agencies. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall submit to the Director a proposed plan to reorganize the agency, if appropriate, in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of that agency.
(b) The Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register inviting the public to suggest improvements in the organization and functioning of the executive branch and shall consider the suggestions when formulating the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Within 180 days after the closing date for the submission of suggestions pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Director shall submit to the President a proposed plan to reorganize the executive branch in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of agencies. The proposed plan shall include, as appropriate, recommendations to eliminate unnecessary agencies, components of agencies, and agency programs, and to merge functions. The proposed plan shall include recommendations for any legislation or administrative measures necessary to achieve the proposed reorganization.
(d) In developing the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of this section, the Director shall consider, in addition to any other relevant factors:
(i) whether some or all of the functions of an agency, a component, or a program are appropriate for the Federal Government or would be better left to State or local governments or to the private sector through free enterprise;
(ii) whether some or all of the functions of an agency, a component, or a program are redundant, including with those of another agency, component, or program;
(iii) whether certain administrative capabilities necessary for operating an agency, a component, or a program are redundant with those of another agency, component, or program;
(iv) whether the costs of continuing to operate an agency, a component, or a program are justified by the public benefits it provides; and
(v) the costs of shutting down or merging agencies, components, or programs, including the costs of addressing the equities of affected agency staff.
(e) In developing the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of this section, the Director shall consult with the head of each agency and, consistent with applicable law, with persons or entities outside the Federal Government with relevant expertise in organizational structure and management.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 13, 2017.
None of those departments and agencies need to exist. The states all have corresponding bureaucracies which can handle most of those functions.
The overblown federal manifestations are redundant, inefficient, unConstitutional and very expensive to operate. Except for defense, they should all be terminated.
Several of those petitions are sensible, but there’s a WHOLE lotta whacked out crap in the mix. Yeesh!
Not rocket surgery?
Hmmm. Could it be...brain science?
And why am I recalling bits of the script from the sequel to “2001: A Space Odyssey”?
THOROUGHLY agree with you on the topic at-hand, though.
At NO TIME in American history ought FedGov EVER been permitted by any Congress or sitting President to transgress the CLEAR bounds of its Constitutionally-delegated powers.
Agreed. That's why I'm hoping some sensible people will show up (since it's an official White House site) and either support the sensible petitions, or add some of their own.
I went and signed three of them right off. Sifting down the page reading the Petition titles began to feel like an 80/20 rule exercise, so I just left it at that. I still might go back and sign the one trying to get a Congressional investigation of CA State Senator Kevin Deleon; HE’S a “special” case in need of Divine demotion if there ever were one.
Sadly, the government doesn’t work like that. I’m not defending or anything like that because there’s plenty that can be cut.
However, there are a lot of things that are done because of a law or regulation or court case or Congressional desire or whatever. So you need to noodle through that. Plus there are a number of things that must be done which can get lumped with “stuff we want to do” so that it looks like it all has to be done. Plus a lot of agencies take on stuff that maybe they didn’t have to do but now those things have a constituency (including Congress) that will raise heck if it’s stopped.
Read what the Department of Energy does now, as opposed to what the Atomic Energy Commission was initially chartered to do. You’ll be amazed. And that’s one example.
Again, I’m not defending, but the bureaucracy is so entangled in so many things you have to pull all the threads before you can start cutting them.
I’m sure it will get done though.
Obama had a habit of not enforcing laws that he didn’t like.
I admit, I didn’t like it when he did that, because I generally don’t see following the law as “optional”. But that’s how Democrats play the game.
Now President Trump wants to greatly downsize the Executive Branch? But there are laws and/or regulations that “require” certain activities?
So what? Regulations can change easily enough. And (I guess) laws can be ignored. Congress can help by clearing away stumbling blocks. But President Trump can — and should — go full speed ahead with the downsizing. Almost everything the government does is crap. We don’t need it.
Yes, some agencies are required to do some things by law. Also, separating federal employees through RIF, which is how you would do it if, for example you eliminated the Dept. of Education, has mandated timeframes.
You’re right about changing the laws. My point was only that this is not a 1 month exercise. It’s going to take a while.
That’s also not excuse to avoid doing it.
Yeah, lotsa nutty petitions — need more good ones & signatures, or the Trump team will justifiably ignore the whole mess... :-(
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