National Partnership for Reinventing Government
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National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR), originally the National Performance Review, was an interagency task force to reform the way the U.S. federal government works in the Clinton Administration.
The NPR was created on March 3, 1993. It was the eleventh federal reform effort in the 20th century.
In early 1998, the National Performance Review was renamed to the National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Morley Winograd
was appointed as the Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore
and Director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government in December 1997.
infamous bloated hardware costs, including a famous perception of a $436 hammer.
The NPR was created on March 3, 1993. It was the eleventh federal reform effort in the 20th century.
In early 1998, the National Performance Review was renamed to the National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Morley Winograd
Morley Winograd
Morley Winograd served as the Executive Director of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business Institute of Communication Technology Management from 2001 until his retirement in 2009. He is the co-author of Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the Future of American...
was appointed as the Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
and Director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government in December 1997.
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infamous bloated hardware costs, including a famous perception of a $436 hammer.