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What results-driven government looks like in Arizona

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Hands holding a vial of Naloxone
Arizona has seen an alarming rise of fentanyl and counterfeit pill deaths; in 2021, 96% of opioid deaths involved prescription or synthetic drugs. Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, has been proven to save lives. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state’s...
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A water well in the ground
For the first 26 years of the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund—a state-level version of the federal Superfund program that identifies and mitigates groundwater contamination—dozens of sites were identified as hazardous, but not a single one was remediated and delisted. The sites, often old...
An adult holding hands with two children
The rate of children in foster care in Arizona is the lowest it’s been in a decade, and critical services such as hold times for the child abuse hotline (1-888-SOS-CHILD) have also been improved thanks to the committment of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, partner agencies, foster parents and...
Scottsdale desert landscape, saguaros and rocks
Since 2015, more than 3,300 state agency rules have been improved or eliminated, reducing the red tape needed to do business, live or recreate in Arizona. Agency rules govern everything from the way that professionals get licensed to practice in Arizona to where people can go camping in state parks...

Metrics and Performance

Current progress for key statewide initiatives

Rules improved or eliminated
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Square feet office space reduction
Active Agency breakthrough projects
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State employees working remotely

Success Stories

Examples of agencies improving government services using the Arizona Management System

A white building with a red tile roof and an archway that says Mohawk Valley School

A safe space for students to learn in Roll, Arizona

Problem Statement

Built in 1930, Mohawk Valley Elementary School in Yuma County needed major renovation. The school in...

Action Taken

The School Facilities Division worked closely with the Mohawk Valley School District to complete a...

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Ensuring computer access for senior veterans

Problem Statement

The roaming computers at Arizona State Veteran Home-Phoenix were out of warranty and in need of...

Action Taken

The IT team researched prices for computers and found four all-in-one PCs with Windows 10 that were...

Serving veterans seeking employment

Enhanced markers for our heroes' gravesites

Problem Statement

In-ground burial sites at the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Camp Navajo in Bellemont—just...

Action Taken

The team conducted four-box problem solving and decided to build additional markings that could...

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Who We Are

About the Government Transformation Office

Deploying and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement

The Arizona Government Transformation Office was established in 2012 to innovate and improve government processes, because the citizens of Arizona deserve to have the most efficient and effective government their tax dollars can provide.

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