The White House announced on Monday that President Joe Biden will sign an executive order directing a streamlining of public services across 17 federal agencies to make them more user friendly.
The executive order is meant to build accountability and transparency in the agencies to spur more efficiency in actions like applying for small business loans, filing taxes and getting a passport.
“We have to prove democracy still works, that our government still works and can deliver for our people,” Biden said in a statement.
Some updates will focus on technology. For example, Medicare recipients will receive personalized online tools so they can save money on drugs, manage their healthcare, access expanded customer support options and streamline enrollment with the Social Security Administration.
Biden’s order aims to streamline processes across various agencies, such as the Transportation Security Administration. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
The order will allow Americans to renew passports online and introduce new technologies at airports to speed up cumbersome security at airports.
“Whether searching for vaccine safety information, claiming retirement benefits, receiving health insurance, passing through a security checkpoint, or checking the status of a farm loan application, Americans expect government services to be responsive to their needs,” the White House said in a statement.
“Too often, people have to navigate a tangled web of government websites, offices and phone numbers to access the services they depend on. The Biden-Harris administration is committed to ensuring an effective, equitable and accountable government that meets the needs of its people.”
The order will also allow those connected with the food stamp program to shop for groceries online and open rules to increase telehealth in rural areas, which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Promises! Promises! Nothing the President, this administration, the Democrats in Congress have promise has worked out the way it has been presented to the people. Covid would be conquered, normalcy would return, transparency would abound, the good old days of Jimmy Carter would return!
Who better qualified to simplify American Government than a SImpleton of a President unable to handle the complex? Joe does this not out of some good intentions, but to make life for himself as easy as A,B,C, and the child building blocks he plays with on his spare time between adivisors. It’s Joe’s Self-defensive way of thawing out the constant brain freezes when asked real questions by the press.
AND since they have ALREADY SHOWN us they are the LEAST TRANSPARENT govt in history, Exactly how will any of this, make things MORE Transparent???
Democracy is just another misused word for democrats. Their view of democracy is rule or ruin and those currently in power are the rulers of all the land. So we all know their next move- either obey them or they will ruin you and everyone they rule over.
No way anything he signs will simplify anything. Watch out for even more red tape.
AND You can bet it will not address, in any way, ANY OF THE MASSIVE FRAUD that goes on WITH welfare, social security or any other govt handout!
Hey, Joe—are you familiar with the legislative process that works through Congress? Oh, I know—tyrannical decree is a lot simpler.