Recognizing the Best: 2024 Edition

Center for Accountability & Performance

Robert Shea is this year’s recipient of the Harry Hatry Distinguished Performance Management Practice Award; Jesper Hansen and Poul Nielssen are recipients of the Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award; Marc Holzer is recognized for his lifetime contributions to the field of performance management; and the CAP Organizational Leadership Award goes to Mecklenburg Co., NC. Five individuals are recipients of CAP’s Emerging Leaders Award of Excellence.

A Gameplanning Office for the Future?

Government Executive

As the federal government sees increasing demands for services ranging from natural disaster response to international conflicts, a new group – the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance – is calling for the expansion and centralization of practices that could put agencies on the leading edge of events instead of reacting to them. 

Incorporating Equity into Agency Performance Assessments

New Jersey State Policy Lab

The purpose of this project is to recommend how the state of New Jersey can advance equity for all its residents through the incorporation of equity into the required performance assessments of government departments/agencies. Recommendations will be based on findings from our research on how other U.S. state governments are using equity measures as part of department/agency performance assessment protocols.

Federal Managers Play a Role in Job Satisfaction

Government Executive (Howard Risher)

Performance measures and pay increases don’t improve agency performance, but effective middle managers do. 

Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Management Priorities

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

This Chapter offers an annual review of the Federal Performance Framework and its approach to organizational health and performance management, and its application to date to improve outcomes and deliver a high-performing government.

The OECD Performance Budgeting Framework

Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development

The OECD Performance Budgeting Framework provides four building blocks to guide countries in strengthening their approach to performance budgeting. These are: (i) tools and methods for developing meaningful performance information, (ii) accountability and transparency, (iii) a strong enabling environment, and (iv) the use of performance information to inform decisions around the budget.

Resource of the Week: New Jersey Governor’s Performance Center

New Jersey has instituted a statewide program to track the operations and performance of each department of state government, with a particular focus on effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, and service quality. The Governor’s Performance Center is a continuously evolving and dynamic resource that features periodic performance report updates.