Obama Pledges Massive Overhaul of Government

President Obama address Congress at the annual State of the Union.

In addition to a five-year discretionary spending freeze, President Obama on Tuesday night announced a reorganization effort to consolidate duplicative federal programs and reduce government waste.

Government hasn’t undergone a major restructuring in decades, leaving agencies with overlapping responsibilities, the president said during his State of the Union address. Efforts to cut waste haven’t gone far enough, and administration officials in the coming months will deve...