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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 – 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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Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026
What Does It Take to Make Public Data Usable? Substack/Rebecca Mbaya This Substack account spotlights visionary changemakers in Africa. This interview spotlights a Namibian data analyst who moves between economic analysis, public-sector data systems, and the mechanics of decision-making, where … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 19-25, 2026
Measuring GSA Performance in Acquisition Reform Federal News Network Ed Forst, the new administrator of the US General Services Administration, calls his agency “the engine room that makes the mission run.” He also says measuring performance and holding organizations and people … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 12-18, 2026
Combatting Fraud Using a Risk Assessment Framework U.S. Government Accountability Office In 2023, GAO surveyed 24 federal agencies against its Fraud Risk Framework and found a third didn’t have regular monitoring or evaluation activities, and half didn’t regularly make changes … Continue reading
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