Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 14:02
The FY 2013 budget identifies 103 Agency Priority Goals. They were created in response to requirements in the new GPRA Modernization Act, but the creation of priority goals was initially inspired by an early Obama performance initiative that administratively identified agency “high priority performance goals” after he took office in 2009.
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 13:54
The budget stalemate back in the spring, the summer debt ceiling debacle, the recent failure of the “super committee,” and the near paralysis over extending the payroll tax cut are all symptoms of a broken governing system.
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 13:28
What do we mean by “mission-focused analytics?” That is the focus of a new report co-sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service and the IBM Center for The Business of Government and released earlier today at an event with a panel of federal executives using analytics.
“It’s like peeling back an onion. You cry a bit, then peel another layer and cry some more.” That’s how Michelle Snyder, deputy chief operating officer of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Servic
Submitted by sfreidus on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 12:43
The budget stalemate back in the spring, the summer debt ceiling debacle, the recent failure of the “super committee,” and the near paralysis over extending the payroll tax cut are all symptoms of a broken governing system. The non-partisan Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform recently issued a series of recommendations on how to begin fixing the system.
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 12:15
President Obama created a new oversight board in June 2011 as part of his new Campaign to Cut Government Waste. He directed it to report to him in December on ways to improve accountability, based on lessons from the implementation of the Recovery Act.
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 12:13
An abbreviated Round Up for the week of December 12 -16
Okay, so we weren’t going to publish a Round Up this week since several of us are on vacation, but here are three stories I didn’t want to sit on since they are long and you might want to read them during leisure moments during your holiday vacation!
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 12:12
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 11:56
How do you assess the effectiveness and impact of mission support functions -- human resources, acquisitions, finance, technology, etc. -- on an agency’s mission?
Submitted by evalery on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 11:50
Government Executive magazine’s cover story, “A Thousand Cuts,” by Joseph Marks, paints a graphic picture of what it is like to be in government today.
Submitted by evalery on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 17:19
OMB sponsors several collaborative initiatives that reach across federal, state, and local boundaries. One, the Collaborative Forum, which is supported by the Partnership Fund, just recently relocated its support functions to the National Academy of Public Administration.
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