WASHINGTON—New CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle is among a group of current and former government officials and advisors who have released a new book titled “Moneyball for Government.” The book is about reducing government spending and calls for using data, evidence and evaluation (to) drive policy and funding decisions.”
Nussle, a former congressman who later was budget director in the Bush Administration, was active in efforts to rein in deficits after leaving office. Other authors who have contributed to the jointly written chapters include former Obama and George W. Bush administration Budget Directors Peter Orszag, U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Mark Warner (D-VA), former Obama and George W. Bush domestic policy advisors Melody Barnes and John Bridgeland; and former spokesmen for the Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns Kevin Madden and Howard Wolfson. It also includes chapters from former Obama and George W. Bush economic advisors Gene Sperling and Glenn Hubbard, and Obama and George W. Bush policy experts Robert Gordon and Ron Haskins.