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Obama adds efficiency watchdog for government spending

 
Nancy Killefer will be the 'chief performance officer.' Her role is to make sure taxpayer money is not wasted on bad programs. > Pressing his bid for a fresh burst of government spending, President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday announced he was creating a position -- a "chief performance officer" -- to kill off dubious government programs and ensure that taxpayer money was not wasted. (link)

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