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Welcome to the Center for Accountability and Performance website! CAP aims to improve the practice of public service by helping Public Administration and Nonprofit professionals acquire the knowledge, technical skills and resources necessary to successfully manage for results. CAP achieves its mission through education, training, advocacy, technical assistance, resource sharing, and research into best practices in Performance Management.
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Accountability and Performance Update – Mar 2 – 8, 2026
Accountability in Public Administration: From Concepts to Empirical Tests Handbook of Accountability Research (2026) Public accountability is a crucial element of democratic governance relating those with power to the democratic audiences for whom they govern. . . In recent years, … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 23-Mar 1, 2026
Performance Comparisons Between Single vs. Collaborative Government Services Urban Affairs Review (gated article) This study examines whether general-purpose governments vs. their collaborative partnerships with subgovernment units deliver crime control more effectively. The authors found find that municipalities with Crime Control and Prevention Districts … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 16-22, 2026
A Guide to Measuring Performance: The City of Berkeley, CA Edition Barrett & Greene The Berkeley, California auditor’s office is well-known for the attention it pays to the measurement of performance, under the leadership of Auditor Jenny Wong. Lately, at … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 9-15, 2026
Human-Machine Collaboration for Strategic Foresight Public Administration Review (gated article) This is a case study of an innovative pilot project conducted by an Australian state government that leveraged generative artificial intelligence (AI), specifically large language models, for strategic foresight using a … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 2-8, 2026
OPM’s Challenge of Creating High Performance Cultures Government Executive (Howard Risher) To help federal agencies operate like modern high-performance organizations requires an understanding of their current barriers and an importance placed on the workforce’s value States Turn to Predictive Tech RouteFiftyStudent … Continue reading
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