Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:30
The National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organization chartered by Congress in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more effective, efficient, accountable, and transparent organizations. Its 800 Fellows -- who include former cabinet officers, Members of Congress, governors, mayors, and state legislators, as well as prominent scholars, business executives, and public administrators – meet annually.
Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:28
The Academy’s annual meeting in mid-November heard from a wide range of discussants. Following are highlights from the opening panel: Panelists: The Honorable Beth Cobert, Deputy Director for Management (DDM), Office of Management and Budget; and The Honorable Dan Tangherlini, Administrator, General Services Administration Highlights: Opening Remarks. In her opening remarks, Beth Cobert noted that the Obama Administration’s management agenda “focuses on what can we do now, that will have an impact on citizens.” The agenda is based on what agencies have learned over the past several years.
Submitted by rthomas on Mon, 01/08/2018 - 09:29
Broadcast Date:
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 09:25
Submitted by evalery on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 17:18
Broadcast Date:
Monday, October 2, 2000 - 09:00
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 09:47
Broadcast Date:
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 09:42
Submitted by cmasingo on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 13:26
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:58
At a time when the
Office of Management and Budget is asking federal executives and managers to place even more attention on performance management activities, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has released a scanning study of how transportation agencies in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand and Sweden apply performance management.
“Linking Transportation Performance and Accountability” documents how transportatio
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:33
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was enacted in 1993 to bring about a greater focus on results in the federal government. GPRA's requirements have built a strong foundation for results-oriented performance planning, measurement, and reporting.
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 09:12
WFED’s Jason Miller reports that the Office of Management and Budget wants to change its stripes and “move away from command and control toward a focus on collaboration.”
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 09:03
The Office of Management and Budget released new guidelines to agencies to increase their emphasis on conducting program evaluations. According to the Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe in his article, “OMB Wants More Data on Government’s Performance,” OMB’s Jeff Zients told him: “We’re working to create a system that’s actually used by senior decision-makers.”
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