In a time of rising global competition and technological change,
it is time to fashion a new government department
️focused solely on creating good jobs for Americans, and helping American succeed in a new world of work that requires very different skills.
️Let’s call it the Department of Jobs, Skills and Economic Development.
It is remarkable to consider that the executive branch of our government has no one person or department truly responsible for creating good jobs for the American people,
and ensuring our workers have the skills to succeed in a changing world.
These responsibilities are scattered throughout the federal government, residing in the Departments of Commerce, Labor, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Education and Agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Small Business Administration and throughout the White House itself.
A new Department of Jobs, Skills and Economic Development would consolidate these many disparate activities and programs in a single place,
allowing for greater #efficiency but also far greater strategic #focus and #coordination.
The process of building the Department would force a debate about all the programs it would inherit, and whether they are working or can be improved.
Redundant or under-performing programs could be eliminated, freeing up resources for higher priority projects.
It would be a powerful department, but also should by design be a modern and skinny one — lean and mean.
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-department-of-jobs-skills-and-economic-development-c43f4c7626a2