Plugging Leaks in Evidence Pipeline

Barrett & Greene (Gary VanLandingham)

Using evaluation reports to support evidence-based policymaking faces a series of barriers because of leaks in the evidence pipeline. A major leak occurs because many evaluation reports cannot be accessed by research clearinghouses, which scan academic journals, government websites, and research funders to identify studies that have assessed program impacts. This is largely because many evaluation sponsors do not make the studies they have funded available to outside stakeholders.  

Performance Budgets at the Local Level

StrategiSys (John Mercer)

Here’s an illustration of a local government performance budget using a 3-level cascade of goals and measures for a Parks & Recreation Department.

Fiscal Year 2025: Are We Happy Yet?

IBM Center for The Business of Government

Budgets typically are about making promises concerning the future. However, the President’s recently released fiscal year 2025 budget also includes an assessment of the performance of government management initiatives over the past year, in addition to proposals for the coming year, with a prominent emphasis on a new emphasis on improving organizational health and performance.

How AI May Affect Public Performance (podcast)

The National Center for Public Performance (NCPP)⁠ and the Center for Innovation and Change Leadership (CICL) at Suffolk University 

Listen to an engaging webinar on the topics of Artificial Intelligence and public performance. Our panelists, Alan Shark and Ram Dhan Yadav Katamaraja, along with NCPP Director Aroon Manoharan and Suffolk University Professor, Kaushik Ghosh, deep dive into a conversation about the transformative impact of AI on government operations, workforce training, and societal norms.

Inspector General Report: Use of Data Analytics

Department of Energy

We initiated this review to introduce the legal framework and leading practices supporting the use of data access, management, and analytics while highlighting past oversight efforts related to the insufficient use of data analytics within the Department.

Pay for Results/Social Impact Bonds Are a Flawed Theory

Centre for Public Impact

“The whole concept of Payment by Results rests on a provably incorrect premise—that outcomes are delivered.” A provocative white paper by Samantha Magne discusses the need to move on from this idea and towards alternative approaches.

Resource of the Week: Federal Permitting Dashboard

The Permitting Dashboard is an online tool for federal agencies, project developers, and the public to track federal environmental reviews and authorization processes for large and complex infrastructure projects. It is part of a governmentwide effort to improve coordination, transparency and accountability.