Federal Agencies’ Strategic Plans Now Available
U.S. General Services Administration
Agency Strategic Plans for 2022-2026 are available now and can be viewed from the Performance.gov homepage by clicking “Agencies” at the top of the page and selecting a specific agency from the dropdown menu. Also available are agencies’ priority goals and their first-ever set of learning agendas.
Delivering High Performance Government
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
This chapter from the Analytical Perspectives volume accompanying the President’s Budget provides an overview of the Federal Government’s Performance Framework approach to performance management and its application by the Administration to improve outcomes in delivering a high-performance Government. It’s a terrific synthesis of what is going on, management-wise.
Building and Using Evidence to Improve Government Effectiveness
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
This chapter from the Analytical Perspectives volume accompanying the President’s Budget provides an overview of the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting a culture of evidence. It provides a statutory background and specific policy and spending commitments in the coming year.
Career reflections from an evidence leader
GovInnovator (Andy Feldman)
In his 200th interview, Andy Feldman is joined by one of the most respected people within the evidence and evaluation field, Dr. Naomi Goldstein, to share reflections on her 21-year career at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Human Services. She is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research, and Evaluation at ACF. She will retire from federal service this week after a 21-year tenure at ACF.
Awards for Local Government Performance Audit Reports – 2021
Association of Local Government Auditors
The Knighton Awards recognize the best performance audit reports of the year. The following reports were recognized for their excellence for calendar year 2021. Some great examples of well-prepared reports by different-sized audit shops!
Resource of the Week: Federal Agency Performance Dashboard
The Partnership for Public Service has created a dashboard that offers a snapshot of agency operations in an easily digestible visual format. The dashboard includes personnel numbers, employee demographics, political appointments, employee engagement scores, and social media engagement. About half the data will be updated automatically daily.