Yesterday, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah delivered a powerful speech at the Center for Global Development marking the beginning of a new era for the federal government's most specialized development agency.  In his speech, aptly titled "The Modern Development Enterprise," Shah outlines how USAID will transform from a traditional aid agency to an organization built on efficiency, impact and data-driven decision-making. Shah first lays out a number of top USAID global development programmatic areas that address key priorities in the State Department's development agenda: