How we can stop shortchanging taxpayers and ensure agencies use resources wisely

While underlying strife over the size and role of government continues to simmer, lawmakers can nevertheless choose to put the nation on a path to financial sustainability and sound fiscal management of taxpayer dollars.

Taxpayers deserve to get what they’re paying for—a government that responsibly and prudently delivers essential public services.

To meet this imperative, Congress should prioritize three practical approaches already on the table as it works through the latest budget impasse.