One of the other commitments that President-elect Obama made in his campaign--and he and I have talked about it--is a top-down review in every agency across the Federal Government about what is effective, what has metrics on it, what doesn't, how do we measure it, and how do we get rid of the wasteful and duplicate programs.
Coburn discusses Obama's commitment to reviewing government efficiency.
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