What would you say are some of the candidate reportable items? If you were reporting out on cost-saving measures, would you anticipate seeing a reduction in staff for a particular program? Would you anticipate seeing a reduction in successful applicants? Would you anticipate having some kind of allusion to reordering procurement contracts and showing savings? It wouldn't necessarily be revealing the contract but saying that we used to pay x for the supply of this good and now we're paying y.
What are some of the things you would be looking for in a report by government in order to validate its claims about cost savings?