How Useful is New York City’s “Report Card?”

Barrett & Greene

New York City’s annual Mayor’s Management Report Roundtable on the so-called “input” and “output” measures – the fiscal and manpower resources — of what it was putting into its agencies. An effort proposed in 2012 to focus somewhat more on the results of what the city was doing, and less so on inputs and outputs. Little came out of that effort. Instead, it has expanded with hundreds of new indicators and 20 new goals.

New Target: Tripling Dollars Kept from Fraudsters

Federal News Network

The Treasury Department kept and recovered billions of dollars from fraudsters this year, and is setting more ambitious goals to prevent improper payment in the coming years. Treasury avoided $4 billion in fraud and improper payments in fiscal 2024. Using data analytics, it expects to prevent $12 billion in improper payments annually by 2029.

Guide for Cultivating Healthy High-Performing Agencies

National Academy for Public Administration

The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration asked the Academy to identify effective strategies for strengthening organizational health and performance in the current world of work. This report is a how-to guide for federal managers on ways and resources to improve organizational health and performance.

Resource of the Week: A Reader’s Guide to Government Performance Management

Barrett & Greene

Here’s the beginning of a reading list for people who are either new in this discipline or who are old-timers and want to know still more. Please add your favorites!!