Paying on performance

Finally, a President who understands that pay should be based on results. All those bail-out bonuses being slashed.

Now, I'm sure he'll turn around and start slashing salaries within government agencies.

Here's a start. Our government promised to have 40 million swine flu doses out in the community by now. How well did they perform? Were they close?

Well...you can't make the virus grow any faster.

How many? Well...we've got 16 million so far.

You're telling me you have only distributed 40% of what you promised?

Well, heads will roll. Or at least pay will be cut. No salesman in the world would survive if he only sold 40% of his goal.

Here's the list, Mr Obama. Go get 'em:
Kathleen Sebelius, Obama’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Human Services
Office of the Secretary (IOS)
Office of the Deputy Secretary (DS)
Office of the Chief of Staff (COS)
The Executive Secretariat (ES)
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)
Office of the Secretary's Regional Directors Regional Directors are provided by Region and States within the region.
Office on Disability (OD)
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (ASAM)
Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT)
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI)

Now, on to the CDC
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ileana Arias, PhD Acting Deputy Director
Stephanie B. Coursey Bailey, MD, MS
Chief, Office of Public Health Practice
Janet Collins, Ph.D
Acting Associate Director for Program in the Office of the Director
Stephen B. Blount, MD, MPH
Director, Coordinating Office of Global Health
Rear Admiral Mitchell L. Cohen, MD, USPHS
Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Retired Rear Admiral Henry Falk, MD, MPH, USPHS
Director, Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention
Donna Garland, BS
Director, Office of Enterprise Communication
Anne C. Haddix, PhD
Acting Chief, Office of Strategy and Innovation
Ed Hunter
Director, CDC Washington Office
Denise Koo, MD, MPH
Acting Director, Office of Workforce and Career Development
Bill Nichols, MPA
Interim Deputy Director for Management and Budget
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD, F(AAM), AM(AAFS)
Chief Science Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer
Louis Salinas, BA, MPA
Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Director
Donald Shriber, JD, MPH
Interim Deputy Director for Policy, Legislation and Communication
Rear Admiral Steven L. Solomon, MD, USPHS
Director, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Services
Daniel Marc Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP
Acting Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
Kathleen E. Toomey, MD, MPHDirector, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion

Once you get the hang of it, Mr. Obama, you can cut some salaries related to the stimulus projects...and those people who vetted your staff...and....

Gee, you may be on to something. Maybe we won't need more taxes after all.