<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWengi wa mashirika haya walijikuta katika mazingira sawa na ile inayokabili wasimamizi wa shirikisho leo - moja ambayo waliitwa kuboresha utendaji wakati huo huo kupunguza gharama.  <response>: Many of these organizations found themselves in an environment similar to the one confronting federal managers today-one in which they were called upon to improve performance while simultaneously reducing costs. 