Origin of the Yellow Pages Test

Click here Bureau of the Budget 55-4 (1955)

“The Federal government will not start or carry on any commercial activity to provide a service or product for its own use if such product or service can be procured from private enterprise through ordinary business channels.”

A Blueprint for Private Sector Utilization

Click here Report of President Reagan’s Commission on Privatization (1988)

In 1988, a Commission on Privatization was established by President Ronald Reagan.  Although its report was issued in the last year of Reagan’s presidency, too late to receive much action, it provided a blueprint for transitioning billions of dollars in Federal activities to capable entities in the private sector.  At a time of record debt and deficits, the commission report is still relevant and serves as a treasure trove of ideas to limit the size and cost of government, while spurring economic growth in the private sector.