Telework: It’s All About Performance and Results

Federal News Network

After agencies reached, and in some cases surpassed, the White House’s 50% in-the-office mandate for federal teleworkers, some workplace experts have said it’s well past time to stop talking about the numbers — and instead, focus on outcomes.

Cutting Spending with Priority-Based Budgeting

GovTech/Daniel Kim

With more than 25 years of experience developing departmental budgets at the state and local levels, I’ve encountered various budget reduction methods. Here, I share different approaches I’ve experienced, including one that I believe is a better way to do more with the same or less.

Resource of the Week:  The Program Manager’s Guide to Evaluation: Third Edition

Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, Administration for Children & Families

This guide is a critical resource that aims to strengthen program managers’ understanding of and readiness for program evaluation. It explains what program evaluation is, its importance, and different steps in the evaluation process, including how to engage an evaluation team, prepare for and design an evaluation, gather credible evidence and analyze data, and share lessons learned.