Obama announces plan to cut government waste - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama announced a new effort Monday to eliminate government waste and named his vice president to lead it.
Obama signed an executive order that creates an oversight board to work with federal departments and agencies to cut waste and improve performance. Vice President Joe Biden will meet regularly with Cabinet secretaries to chart progress.
Monday's announcement comes as the White House grapples for ways to both boost sluggish economic growth and chip away at the deficit.
'As we work to tackle the budget deficit, we need to step up our game,' Obama said in a video announcing the Campaign to Cut Waste. 'No amount of waste is acceptable — not when it's your money, not at a time when so many Americans are already cutting back.'"
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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