A Simple Method to Reduce Government Spending

I recently came across a website for the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention called MMWR,  the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  It reports incidents of disease such as HIV, heart disease, cancers, salmonella and e-coli, to name a few.   My first impression was what a ghoulish report this must be, albeit a necessary one.  Then I had a real brainstorm.  Why not publish the report monthly and send out an alert to health officials and doctors if there is a sudden spike in a particular disease that warrants prompt investigation.  This would save taxpayers dollars on printing and production costs as well as spare health officials and doctors from having an information overload.  This is such a simple and straightforward idea it should be a cakewalk to implement as far government programs go.  The only problem is government's innate resistance to change, especially when brings about more productivity per worker.  As Jay Leno commented on the tonight show, President Obama asked the nation's small businesses to hire more people.  Obama forgot that only the Government hires more people than it needs. (not a verbatim quote, but you get the idea)  For more information on the MMWR click here.