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The State of Minnesota's Drive to Excellence
Delivering Effective, Efficient, Economical Government
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Program Updates

Drive to Excellence Archive Site      March 18, 2011
The State of Minnesota's Drive to Excellence was launched in 2005 and concluded at the end of 2010. This website includes information and documentation regarding the Drive to Excellence. This website is maintained in archive status and was last updated in early 2011.

Drive to Excellence Summary Report      January 5, 2011
The Drive to Excellence Summary Report catalogs six years of progress toward reforming Minnesota's Executive Branch of government through enabling effective, efficient and economical delivery of state government services.

The Excellence Report - September 2010      September 3, 2010
In this issue: Lean Report: Multi-agency Kaizen Team Trims DHS Contracting Process; MN/WI Partnership Receives Top National Procurement Award.

Stateline.org: 'State purchasers leverage a bad economy to get good prices'      May 28, 2010
A May 25 article in Stateline.org focuses on how states are are changing the way they purchase billions of dollars of goods and services.

Government Technology: 'Minnesota Launches On-Demand Technical Support Program'      November 19, 2009
Minnesota state agencies in need of IT support now have access to an online "Accelerated Staff Augmentation Program," (ASAP-IT) that will bring project managers, security analysts and software programmers on-site at significantly reduced costs and within 48 hours if required.

Minnesota's innovative Enterprise Lean Program is improving service to citizens      March 23, 2009
From faster processing of birth certificate requests to quicker handling of State Soldiers' Assistance Program applications, an innovative state government initiative is improving both service to citizens and work for employees.

Government Procurement Magazine: Procurement Takes Center Stage      February 24, 2009
Government Procurement Magazine interviews state procurement directors, including Minnesota's Kent Allin, on the budget challenges facing the states and how procurement is playing a lead role in driving savings to cushion their impact.


Executive Orders      
Drive to Excellence Executive and Reorganization Orders issued by Governor Tim Pawlenty, April 4, 2005.







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