NPR's High-Impact Agencies

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The National Partnership for Reinventing Government plans to focus 80 percent of its energy on reinventing the 32 federal agencies and programs that have the most interaction with the public and business. NPR is helping these agencies set and meet 'stretch' goals built on their Government Performance and Results Act plans. Here is the high-impact list:

  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Food and Nutrition Service
  • Forest Service
  • Census Bureau
  • U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service/International Trade Admin.
  • Patent and Trademark Office
  • National Weather Service
  • Defense acquisition reform
  • Student financial assistance
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • General Services Administration
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Administration for Children and Families
  • Health Care Financing Administration
  • National Park Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Office of Personnel Management
  • NASA
  • Small Business Administration
  • Social Security Administration
  • State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Customs Service
  • IRS
  • Treasury Dept. Office of Domestic Finance/Financial Management Svc.
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • Veterans Health Administration
  • Veterans Benefits Administration

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