    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [July 27, 2005]
    [Pages 1279-1280]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

     Statement on the Innovations in American Government Award
     July 27, 2005

        I am pleased that my administration's Office of Management and
    Budget has received the Kennedy School's Innovation in American
    Government Award for its Program Assessment Rating Tool. I congratulate
    the hard-working employees at OMB for winning this award and
    implementing our management agenda. Taxpayer money should be spent
    wisely or not at all, and I am proud of the progress we have made to
    improve management and focus on results. We are changing the way the
    Federal

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    Government thinks about program management and budgeting. We still have
    work to do, and improving the effectiveness of Government and providing
    good value to taxpayers will continue to be a top priority of my
    administration.