Government Operations committee  The secretariat has indeed continued to provide advice and secretarial support to the Priorities and Planning Sub-Committee on Government Administration. Concrete outcomes of that activity and the deliberations of that particular committee were reflected in the recent budget, and I touched on some of those earlier this afternoon.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, there isn't a correlation. The $2.4 million that is reflected are funds related to the creation of the transformation organization. There is no impact on the fiscal framework. This is funding that is coming from 27 or so departments. They're making a contribution to the organization.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I have a two-part response. First, the budget for the 2013-14 time period is $3.8 million. The second part of the response is the fact that the whole budget for the public service renewal component was reflected in the third PA structure I referenced—public service leadership and direction.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, it is indeed a new organization. It was established in September of 2012. The responsibilities fall under three different PAA structures, the first one being that the government's agenda and decision-making are supported and implemented. The second PAA structure it falls under is cabinet committees' advice and support, and the third one is public service leadership and direction.

Government Operations committee  Yes, all our actions have resulted in savings of about $618 million over five years. Those concrete decisions—for example, the travel reduction was approximately $43 million per year in reduced travel costs—will be enabled and facilitated by an increase in vehicles like video conferencing, telepresence, etc., so there are concrete actions that will be taken to effect those savings.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I will begin by letting the committee know that the secretariat has a responsibility. One of its mandates is to provide policy and secretariat support to the priorities and Planning Sub-Committee on Government Administration. Over the last seven months or so, the committee has met approximately 13 times.