Welcome to ASPA-CAP
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 – March 17 – 23, 2025
“Pulse Report” on Changes to Federal Data Infrastructure Data Foundation The Data Foundation released its first “Evidence Capacity Pulse Report” documenting substantial changes affecting America’s data and evaluation infrastructure. The report reveals significant structural shifts in both public and private … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – March 10 – 16, 2025
Foresight Methods: Ensuring Performance Excellence Baldrige Foundation Institute This research paper is an overview of foresight techniques, their strengths and limitations, and their application to various contexts of decision making. It offers recommendations on ways that scholars and practitioners can … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – March 3 – 9, 2025
Damage to Federal Policy Research & Evaluation Roosevelt Institute A small but crucial industry has developed to ensure policymakers understand the likely impacts of their proposals, the costs associated with implementing them, and the trade-offs they face. But right now … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025
Outcome-Driven Legislation: Updating the Policy Process Popvox Foundation Outcomes-Driven Legislation (ODL) or Outcomes-Driven Policy (ODP) is a new approach to policymaking that focuses on establishing clear goals or outcomes for policy interventions, rather than dictating specific solutions or implementation methods. … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 17 – 23, 2025
New Civil Service Performance Management Rules UK Institute for Government The British government has published an updated version of the Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service. The government briefed that top civil servants could “face the sack if they fail to … Continue reading
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