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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 – Sept 9-15, 2024
Evidence-Based Policymaking: Agencies Need Additional Guidance to Assess Their Capacity U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO reviewed the statutorily required agency self-assessments regarding their capacity to evaluate evidence. It identified 12 themes—generally strengths and opportunities for enhancement—in the evidence-building capacity assessments agencies published … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Sept. 2-8, 2024
Commerce Department Doubles Grants to Coastal Habitat Restoration Federal News Network The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s grant programs for coastal habitat restoration have different metrics for success, depending on the project – oyster reef restoration will have different metrics … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 26-Sep 1, 2024
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 … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 12-18, 2024
The Good Government Agenda Government Executive/Don Kettl Every new presidential administration since 1993 has come into office by launching a new management agenda. The new administration in 2025 should not do so. Brand-new research shows that the public wants instead a good government agenda. Where Have … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 5 – 11 , 2024
An Open Letter to Elected Officials Barrett & Greene “We hope we’ve established that we understand the motivations for wanting to push performance information aside. But when elected officials do so, they are missing the idea that people trust candor.” … Continue reading
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