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| White House unveils major plan to reform government |
| 2018-06-22 |
| [Daily Finland] The White House on Thursday announced a comprehensive plan to reorganize the U.S. federal government, including reforming the food stamp program and merging the departments of education and labor so as to bring education and job training together. The reform is aimed to improve and streamline the federal government but will not be in a type of "one size fits all" solution, the White House said in a statement. Currently American job seekers have to navigate over 40 workforce development programs across 15 Federal agencies, and poultry firms have to deal with multiple government offices and loads of paperwork because chickens and eggs are regulated by different agencies, said the statement. Under the plan, the food stamp program, officially known as SNAP, would be moved out of the Department of Agriculture and into the Department of Health and Human Services. Other key proposals include consolidating food safety functions into a single agency called Council on Public Assistance and economic assistance resources into a new Bureau of Economic Growth within the Department of Commerce. The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries would be merged within the Interior Department, which would also take over part of the Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program. Another proposal which is reportedly sure to be controversial is to privatize the United States Postal Service. And more. Unrelated, and of little consequence: Obama to visit Finland in September to attend business forum. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 reduce the budget of all departments by 5%. |
| Posted by: irishrageboy 2018-06-22 16:34 |
| #2 I'll settle for shrinking the fuck out of it for now. Diminishes the power of the swamp. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-06-22 09:54 |
| #1 Don't 'reform' government - just start getting rid of some of it. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-06-22 08:34 |