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Through fast government, public-sector leaders make time a key performance metric in government efficiency
and effectiveness initiatives—time saved by streamlining operations, improving the quality of government services, and reducing barriers to citizen engagement.
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The federal budget process is an exercise in time travel. At
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Recent reports demonstrate the difficulty of defining what constitutes the “atom” of a federal program, but a recent...
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After the September 11th terrorist attacks, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that all this “managing for results” stuff will go away, that the Bush Administration now has more serious concerns.
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Last month, ASPA columnist Colin Talbot described the British government’s recent experience with performance budgeting. His is a cautionary tale, about how a bold effort to put in place three-year performance contracts tied to a fixed amount of resources has begun to dissolve in the face of political and economic changes.
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This issue includes articles on "Accountability in Government;" conversations with Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget, Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Rudolph W. Giuliani,...
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August is traditionally a sleepy time in Washington. The President and Congress are gone on vacation. Steps down the halls of most agencies echo hollowly because so many have taken off for the mountains or the beaches. For those remaining, casual dress is standard.
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