The National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR), often referred to as the National Performance Review, was a U.S. government reform initiative launched in 1993 by Vice President Al Gore. Its goal was to make the federal government “work better, cost less, and get results Americans care about”. The initiative aimed to streamline processes, cut bureaucracy (with a focus on overhead costs beyond issues addressable by statute), and implement innovative solutions.

Significance:

• Eliminated over 100 programs, and 250,000 federal jobs
• Consolidated over 800 agencies
• Introduced performance measurements, and customer satisfaction surveys
• Encouraged the use of Technology and the Internet
• Comprised 384 recommendations, and 2000 pages of proposals
• NPR promised to save the federal government about $108 billion
• Four Themes: 1) Put customers first 2) Cut red tape 3) Empower employees to get results 4) Cut back to basics