Few people would begrudge giving assistance to the poor through charity or an efficient government program.
Indeed, most of the examples of efficient government involve warfare or other crises.
Mr McNulty, a Labour MSP, said MSPs had "difficulty in reconciling" the executive's claims made in the Efficient Government document.
"This country needs a stable government, an efficient government, a government that will work on fundamental problems that threaten the country, " he said.
And you could take it to mean an efficient government that supplies infrastructure and streamlined regulation that lets businesses seek out new opportunities when old businesses go away.
There is probably a role for a small, lean, efficient government agency dedicated to disaster relief, and in particular to provide temporary respite from federal regulations such as Davis-Bacon.
Mr. Marlow, an economics professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, is the author of "The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government: Why the Government You Want Is Not the One You Get" (Praeger, 2011).
The Federal government has developed a viable framework for using federated digital credentials, and with this memorandum, taken a significant step towards creating a more efficient government that can meet the needs of the American people in the 21st century.
Her point: Private charities are more efficient than government and tend to police their donor dollars more carefully.
Obama has consistently given lip service to the need for economic growth, sustainable federal finances, and smart, more efficient, government spending.
What unites these federal agencies is that they all consider open government to be a long-term investment in building a stronger democracy and creating a more efficient and effective government.
Buildings waste a huge amount of energy, and since the market does a bad job of making them more efficient, some government intervention may be necessary.
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As Japan slowly rebuilds after the earthquake, calls are growing for a system with a stronger, more directly elected leader and a more efficient system of government.
Yet Congress doesn't really know whether most of these provisions accomplish their stated goals, are more or less efficient than direct government-spending programs, are claimed improperly or may even hurt the economy.
Instead of simply limiting foreign imports or adding federal taxes to fuel costs to give consumers an incentive to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, the government instituted byzantine regulations that required American manufacturers to build (or at least market) fuel-efficient cars just so they could continue selling the cars and trucks they were already known for.
So I think that demonstrates his commitment to making a more efficient and effective federal government.
The main answers lie in making local government more efficient and more accountable.
Their efforts are making the Federal Government more efficient, a better member of the local community, and saving taxpayer dollars.
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And last fall, we launched the "SAVE Awards" to solicit ideas from federal employees about how make government more efficient and more effective.
The push for e-government has made the Estonian government more efficient.
Cutting waste, making government more efficient, is something that leaders in both parties have worked on, from Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican, to Democrat Claire McCaskill.
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What can we do without them? (Applause.) Steps that can save you money, and make government more efficient and responsive, and help heal this economy.
Fourteen years ago, then-Senator Obama was making an argument for a more efficient, more effective government, specifically citing city government agencies that he did not think were working effectively.
Amid the media firestorm, Ford insisted that he's still hard at work for the people of Toronto, as a conservative leader focused on making the city government more efficient and effective.
He's made our government more efficient.
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But it has yet to create the right combination of institutions that will make this growth sustainable, allowing its citizens to enjoy the quantity of life provided by an efficient and effective market system, and the quality of life assured by a fair, efficient, and effective government.
While China's government is particularly efficient in rescue and repair work, travellers should avoid these areas.
And that includes innovative new partnerships so that, in tough fiscal times, our government is more efficient and serves you better.
Hollande stressed the need for the government to be efficient and to set a good example in its own practices, the statement said.
By moving everyone to the more efficient digital system, the government hopes to free up additional bandwidth space for public safety awareness programs and advanced wireless use.
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