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Accountability Review Board

About GEAR



The Government Efficiency and Accountability Review Board (GEAR) was established in 2017, under Executive Order #4, to develop recommendations for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of State government. GEAR is driving the broad adoption of standard business process management, the use of metrics to guide resource allocation decisions, and the implementation of a culture of continuous process improvement.

The Executive Order directs the GEAR Board to issue to the Governor an annual report, no later than December 1st of each year.  Each annual report contains recommendations that may be included in the Governor’s Recommended Budget.  The annual reports are available online.

Overall, the Board supports the strategic endeavors of the following organizations within GEAR and guides the activities within the continuous improvement (CI) cycle noted below:

  • GEAR Program Management Team
  • GEAR Public/Private Partnership (P3) Task Force
  • Enterprise Services Delivery Team
  • GEAR Field Team
Overview of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review's Activities

GEAR is:

  • Growing continuous improvement capacity, with more than 175 employees from 23 agencies advancing 160 initiatives projected to save an estimated $110 million over their lifespan.
  • Launching a permitting efficiency blitz using Lean and Agile practices to support Ready in Six, reducing processing times by four business weeks and saving at least $1.2 million annually.
  • Implementing the State Land Inventory Management (SLIM) system to centralize data on state-owned property and support informed decision-making on utilization, surplus assets, environmental impacts, and economic development planning.
  • Delivering taxpayer savings through lease restructuring, fleet cost controls, healthcare cost containment, streamlined onboarding, stronger correctional officer retention, online environmental permitting tools, integrated school library catalog access, modernized background checks, and continued optimization of financial, HR, criminal justice, and IT systems.


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GEAR is seeking specific ideas and comments on how to make the delivery of State government services more efficient. General constituent inquiries, requests, and complaints about State government services, programs, decisions or proposals should be directed to the Governor’s Constituent Relations Team at OGOV@Delaware.gov. The Governor’s Constituent Relations Team staff will be able to get these general constituent inquiries, requests and complaints addressed more expeditiously than the GEAR staff. Thank you.




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