Author Archives: aspacap

Podcast: OMB Guidance on Steps to Measure and Improve Organizational Health and Performance National Academy of Public Administration This half-hour interview discusses the new OMB guidance to federal agencies to develop measures of organizational health and performance, along with plans to … Continue reading →

Biennial Update to GAO’s High-Risk List U.S. Government Accountability Office This biennial update describes the status of high-risk areas, outlines actions that are needed to assure further progress, and identifies new high-risk areas needing attention by the executive branch and … Continue reading →

Using Evidence-Based Management to Drive Change LinkedIn – “Change Management” Change is inevitable in any organization, but how do you make sure that your change initiatives are based on sound evidence and not just intuition or assumptions? Evidence-based management (EBM) … Continue reading →

Improving Transparency of Cross-Agency Priority Goals US Government Accountability Office GAO found that the administration’s designated Cross-Agency Priority goals do not address all relevant GPRA Modernization Act requirements, and related guidance and practices. OMB designated CAP goals for three of … Continue reading →

Blend and Braid Funds to Strengthen Data & Evaluation Capacity Social Science Research Network The biggest benefit of integrated data systems is its biggest challenge: working with multiple government programs. Each program has different funding rules, timelines, and goals. There … Continue reading →