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Evidence and Evaluation When Bigger Is Better John Kamensky, Government Executive Validating public policy outcomes is critical, but so is building on the evidence. A new study looks at what’s needed to expand successful programs. Here are the signs agencies … Continue reading →

Evidence and Evaluation Federal Data Strategy to impact all feds, not just ‘data plans for data wonks’ Jory Heckman, Federal News Network The Chief Data Officer council met on the first time Friday to discuss implementation of the Federal Data … Continue reading →

Evidence and Evaluation The Evidence-Based Policy Revolution Waiting to Happen Andy Feldman and Rebecca Maynard, Government Executive Government decision makers need to know more than whether a program works. They also need to know whether it’s cost-effective. How data drives … Continue reading →

Evidence and Evaluation One Year In, the Evidence Act is Producing Results Jed Herrmann, Robert Shea and Andrew Feldman, Nextgov Most agencies have identified evaluation officers and chief data officers and have started developing learning agendas that identify priority areas. … Continue reading →

Evidence and Evaluation Agencies Will Start 2020 With 20 Data Actions to Complete by Year’s End Aaron Boyd, Nextgov The administration released the Federal Data Strategy Action Plan for the next year, adding four more action items from the draft … Continue reading →