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CAP Announcement New recognition program for Emerging Leaders in the field of government performance management The Center for Accountability and Performance (CAP), established by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), has created a new award program to recognize early- … Continue reading →

Performance Management Why We Need to Grade Our Governments (Again) Paul Posner, Governing An exceptional project from the past illustrates how beneficial measuring public-sector performance can be. The Pay-for-Performance Approach to Reducing Recidivism Charles Chieppo, Governing The early success of … Continue reading →

Performance Management So Long to the Cubit and Ad Hoc Performance Metrics John Kamensky, Government Executive Cross-agency benchmarks support data-driven decision-making. Agencies Should Celebrate Their Accomplishments Howard Risher, Government Executive There is no better way to motivate high performance than … Continue reading →

Performance Management Innovation metrics can help CIOs improve performance Sam Ufret, Federal News Radio Through dashboards, scorecards and heat maps, CIOs can make more informed decisions faster. But things like performance and innovation of the CIO shop itself are harder … Continue reading →

Performance Management GE Saw the Light on Performance, Government Should Too Howard Risher, Government Executive The answer is not to end employee reviews, but to make them better. Customer Service Maximizing the effectiveness of customer service Kris van Riper and … Continue reading →