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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
OMB chief performance officer Jeff Zients has periodically said he wants to create a “performance management framework” for the federal government. Some are asking where is the framework? Others are asking do we really need a framework?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
With the issuance of Executive Order 13514 on federal sustainability, the Obama administration has called upon the federal government to lead by example: making its operations more sustainable, responsible, and efficient.
Friday, July 2, 2010
A Federal Highway Administration international “scanning” team has identified a large number of important performance management lessons from mature systems in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand and Sweden.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
New ideas are the lifeblood of every organization. But getting action on those ideas isn’t always easy. The Center for American Progress has released a pair of reports that address these issues, and offer both case studies and concrete suggestions on how
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Should government Web sites move from a need-to-know posture on sharing visitors' data to a need-to-share posture?
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
OMB and Congress are demanding agencies to rein in spending. Is there a way to do more with less? According to a new IBM Center report on Earned Value Management (EVM), the answer may be “yes.”
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
OMB released new guidance to shift agencies from focusing on planning and reporting their performance to using their performance information to make decisions. It significantly changes how agencies prepare their GPRA-required plans and reports.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The White House and OMB have released a blizzard of cost-cutting memos and directives in recent weeks. Agency leaders are understandably overwhelmed! Here’s a handy checklist of the top dozen initiatives.
Friday, June 18, 2010
President Obama issues a memo directing that a Do Not Pay List be established to stop improper and erroneous payments before they go out.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
The state of Minnesota has created a Collaborative Governance Council to increase collaboration between state and local government. Might this approach be an inspiration for the federal government?