Obama Calls On Congress To Help Streamline Government Services

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President Barack Obama on Monday laid out his plan to use technology to make the federal government “smarter, more innovative and more accountable.” 

Obama highlighted the administration’s response to Hurricane Sandy, when the federal government gave victims of the storm access to FEMA mobile and web apps, as an example of how technology has worked for government services. The president emphasized that there is still far more work to be done in streamlining such services, however, and called on Congress to play a central part in that effort.

“We sure could use Congress’ help” on streamlining government, he said. “They give a lot of lip service to it.”

“We all have a stake in government working better because government is us,” he added.

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