How Data Literacy Improves Decision-Making

State Tech Magazine

 Governments must increase data literacy across a broader set of employees so that anyone who interacts with data can be proficient in understanding it and using it to inform leaders and affect policy decisions.

The OMB Evidence Team (Podcast Interview, 39 min.)

Mathmatica

From helping lead implementation of the Evidence Act to providing technical assistance on activities and initiatives, the Evidence Team at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is on the frontlines of evidence building and use across the federal government.

Why Do Public Agencies Seek Accountability?

Public Administration Journal (open access)

Accountability-seeking behaviors of public agencies are said to be motivated, among others, by attempts at pre-empting stricter mandatory provisions, logic of appropriateness motives, Machiavellian opportunism, reputational considerations, and a perceived need to compensate for the inadequacy of traditional arrangements.

Improvements in Employee Performance Management Over Time

Public Management Review (paywalled)

Co-authors Hyung-Woo Lee and Peter J. Robertson find that US federal employees’ perceptions of appraisal fairness and feedback quality increased from 2010-2019, as did the strength of the relationship between employee performance management and work effort.

Resource of the Week:  Florida PolicyNotes

Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

PolicyNotes is a free electronic newsletter highlighting OPPAGA publications and other reports from the Florida Legislature, state and federal government reports, think tank research, website resources, and other sources for policy research and program evaluation. OPPAGA provides this weekly publication as an information service to bring attention to issues of interest to Florida policymakers.