>“It’s been eight years of working between agencies trying to get stuff done,” said Ms. King, who looks forward to a more streamlined process in the future. “Think of how many brain cells die in the process. You start to lose your mind.”

This can go both ways. If it's just another bureaucratic layer. Things will get worse.

But if her role will cut through the bureaucracy so that departments spend less effort passing the buck around and more effort solving problems, this might be good.

Let us hope for the best.