Equity: The State of the States

Barrett & Greene

A guest column by Marilyn Rubin and Katherine Willoughby examines state equity efforts by researching agency websites, annual and performance reports, and program information in the 50 states.

Marrying Data-Informed Management and the Budget

Government Finance Research Center

Cheriene Floyd, chief data officer for the City of Miami, FL, writes: “A common practice is for government departments to report performance metrics at regular intervals, often every month or every quarter.  I applaud this discipline. The predictable reporting cadence enables the review of metrics with every annual budget request. But even though the practice is in place, the results that it should deliver are often missing in action.”

Quarterly Update of the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

This quarter’s updates include new dashboards on customer experience feedback data, increased transparency for time to hire, as well as new acquisitions tools that make it easier for agencies to purchase services equitably, and more.

Strategic Foresight in the U.S. Coast Guard

Homeland Security Today

This article delves into five transformative technologies and trends that hold the potential to reshape the landscape of maritime security and environmental stewardship for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Performance Management Includes Storytelling

Results for America

“Storytelling and making data accessible to everyone is one of the most important things we do here at the City of Dallas. Communicating with our community through data stories is one of the most impactful ways to change how someone interacts with data about their City,” said Chief Data Officer Dr. Brita Andercheck. 

Resource of the Week: The United Nations Futures Lab

The UN Futures Lab is a network that empowers the UN System and beyond to use futures thinking and strategic foresight in planning, policy- and decision-making. Its Global Hub supports teams, provides frameworks, and builds capacity to help shape the more resilient and anticipatory United Nations the world needs.