2026 GEAR report shows $117 million in savings
Salisbury, Md. – In Delaware, this year’s Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR), has been released seeing hundreds of millions in savings across the lifespan of GEAR’s proposed projects.
On Nov. 5, Gov. Matt Meyer announced an estimated $117 million in lifetime savings from the 2026 GEAR report, highlighting results from state agencies working to reduce costs and streamline services while strengthening accountability for 164 state agency projects.
“Delawareans deserve a government that is efficient, transparent and centered around the people it serves,” said Governor Matt Meyer in a statement released by his office. “This report shows what happens when we measure results, cut unnecessary delays and empower State employees to solve problems. We will build on GEAR’s foundation to make services faster, simpler and more responsive while continuing to treat taxpayer money with the care it deserves.”
The report also highlights $76 million in project management savings through more efficiently real estate property reform management.
“It has this ripple effect into jobs, into the community,” GEAR Executive Director Daniel Madrid said. “We’ve shaved off months so far, which is great. But the further we can tighten that without sacrificing the necessary environmental transportation safety requirements that we have to meet as government. The better for Delaware and Delawareans.”
Brian Sullivan, the director of Management Efficiency at the Office of Management and Budget, stressed that state agencies are working to find more ways of making processes more efficient for taxpayers.
“We want to impress upon the people, the taxpayers, that we are spending their money wisely, that we are working on ways of saving that money, that we are bending the cost curve down for government services,” he said. “It’s not a one and done operation. That this will continue and, look forward to more to more improvements and some more benefits for the citizens ad the residents.”
This is the 10th report since GEAR’s inception and the second in Meyer’s term.
“State employees across agencies are using common methods, shared tools, data, and customer feedback to solve real service problems,” Madrid said in a statement released by Meyer’s office. “The next step is to connect that operational excellence foundation with product, technology, and value management disciplines so that improvement is measured by what gets better for the people who use State services.”
State officials say that looking ahead, the report outlines a proposed “multidisciplinary digital service-improvement office that builds on GEAR’s process improvement and performance-measurement work while adding product management, user experience research, technology and data capabilities.”
