New Civil Service Performance Management Rules

UK Institute for Government

The British government has published an updated version of the Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service. The government briefed that top civil servants could “face the sack if they fail to find savings”, and the new rules do nudge in that direction. More welcome, however, is the revised framework’s potential to raise the floor on performance management across the civil service.

Resource of the Week:  What Works Cities Certification

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Well-managed cities use data to equitably deliver services and solve problems. The What Works Cities Certification program, launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies and led by Results for America, is the standard of excellence for data-driven, well-managed local government.