Our Long-term Fiscal Challenge: How Can We Begin To Address It?

• Conduct baseline reviews of all major mandatory and discretionary government programs, policies, and functions on the spending and tax side.

• Develop a set of key national indicators to assess

• (1) America’s position and progress over time and (2) where we stand in relation to other nations.

• Modernize the federal government’s organizational structure to make it more efficient, effective, and responsive.

• Reinforce the importance of proper accounting and reporting issues.