1. BETTER, NOT SMALLER: WHAT AMERICANS WANT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT R UY TEIXEIRA CENTURY FOUNDATION, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS JUNE 21, 2012

2. HART RESEARCH ASSOTESCIA Better, Not Smaller: What Americans Want from Federal Government

3. 3 Lowest Rating On Record For Confidence In Federal Government Confidence in Federal Government to Solve Problems Millennials 44% a lot/some 20% none

4. 4 Government Is Doing Too Much Millennials 49% should do more 46% doing too much

5. 5 But Government Should Also Do More Developing new, clean energy sources Improving public schools Making college affordable Reducing poverty Ensuring access to affordable health care Want More Federal Government Involvement in Various Areas All adultsMillennials

6. 6 Improving Government Performance More Important Than Reducing Size MillennialsAll adults Priority for Improving Federal Government Improve efficiency and effectivenessReduce size of federal government 81% 62% 41% 82% 69% 45% 58% 76% 79% Democrats Independents Republicans Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative/libertarian Whites Hispanics African Americans Improve Efficiency

7. 7 Millennials And Non-Millennials: Improving Government More Important Than Shrinking It Democrats Independents Republicans White non-college graduates White college graduates Millennials 83% 70% 56% 71% 64% % who select improving efficiency/effectiveness of gov’t over reducing its size Non-Millennials 80% 60% 36% 53% 60% Difference +3 +10 +20 +18 +4

9. 9 Government Could Be More Effective Possibility of Improving Federal Government Effectiveness Could be more effective if better managed Bound to be ineffective no matter what 74% of adults, including 66% of Millennials, say it is very important for President and Congress to take steps to improve effectiveness and efficiency of federal government. All adults Millennials All adults Millennials

10. 10 “Doing What Works” Plan Core Components Seen As Effective Eliminate inefficient government programs and redirect support to the most cost-effective programs Carefully evaluate the performance of government programs and agencies and make this information available to the public Have the government use the most modern management methods and information technologies Would be very effective in making federal govt work betterWould be fairly effective 71% 70% 60% All adults Millennials All adults Millennials All adults Millennials 72% 70% 62%

11. 11 Specific Elements Of “Doing What Works” Plan Require every federal agency to set clear goals that are measured by real-world results Reform the federal budget process, so that spending decisions are based on objective evidence about what works and what does not Measure and compare the performance of state actions in areas such as health care, education, and energy to identify what approaches work and what do not Consolidate federal programs where there is significant overlap Change the way government contracts are awarded, so officials can quickly and accurately determine the best contractor for the job Effective* 83% 82% 80% 79% Adults’ Ratings of Each as a Way to Improve Federal Government Performance * Ratings on zero-to-ten scale: 6-10 = effective, 8-10 = highly effective Highly effective* 68% 65% 58% 62% 60%