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Using Behavioral Science is One Way to Increase Satisfaction with Government Services Government Executive The success of the new federal COVID test kit website shows what behavioral science can offer to help make services more accessible. Colorado’s “Evidence Continuum” Promotes … Continue reading →

Ensuring Infrastructure Spending Accountability Government Executive The White House released new guidance on Friday on how agencies can ensure “accountability, effectiveness and transparency” in implementation of the $1 trillion infrastructure law enacted in November. The guidance provides direction on using data and evidence in designing programs; … Continue reading →

Rethinking Budgeting: Defining the Problem Government Finance Officers Association Six design principles for defining problems more clearly. “A problem not fully understood is not solvable, and a problem that is fully understood is half solved,” – Charles Kettering, Inventor WEBINAR: Implementing … Continue reading →

Two Years of Covid Oversight: A Look Back Government Executive The CARES Act of 2020 created three pandemic-related oversight entities, and our series will examine their successes and failures as well as their challenges and goals moving forward. How Small … Continue reading →

Pandemic Waste Is Enough to Make a Person Cry Federal News Network (Interview with Comptroller General Gene Dodaro) “[A]gencies were supposed to implement 2016 legislation to implement GAO best practices for preventing fraud before it occurred. But they were slow to … Continue reading →