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HR 5064 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Performance measurement

Lean and Responsive Government Act

Introduced: July 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 10, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lean and Responsive Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to improve process speed, reduce waste, and incorporate requirements with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available on the OMB website a description of the results of the government-wide implementation of continuous process improvement, and (2) appoint an expert on such process as a member of the Performance Improvement Council to advise on its implementation across agencies.

Requires: (1) each agency's Chief Operating Officer to implement continuous process improvement, (2) each agency's Performance Improvement Officer to advise and assist the agency head and Chief Operating Officer in implementing such process, and (3) the head of each agency to include information on the results of continuous process improvement projects in each relevant appropriation request for the agency.

Requires the Director to designate a center of excellence for continuous process improvement training from within the Department of Defense (DOD).

What's happening now July 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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