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 – Aug 12-18, 2024
The Good Government Agenda Government Executive/Don Kettl Every new presidential administration since 1993 has come into office by launching a new management agenda. The new administration in 2025 should not do so. Brand-new research shows that the public wants instead a good government agenda. Where Have … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 5 – 11 , 2024
An Open Letter to Elected Officials Barrett & Greene “We hope we’ve established that we understand the motivations for wanting to push performance information aside. But when elected officials do so, they are missing the idea that people trust candor.” … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – July 29-Aug 4, 2024
Equity: The State of the States Barrett & Greene A guest column by Marilyn Rubin and Katherine Willoughby examines state equity efforts by researching agency websites, annual and performance reports, and program information in the 50 states. Marrying Data-Informed Management and … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – July 22-28, 2024
Federal Performance Management: Opportunities for Improvement Ungated version of Shelley Metzenbaum/as published in International Journal of Public Administration An overview of progress and lessons learned concludes with specific recommendations to build understanding, more wisely manage motivational mechanisms, and prevent and reduce progress-confounding administrative … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – July 15-21, 2024
GPRA’s Incomplete Institutionalization: A Story of Roots and Branches International Journal of Public Administration (gated article) Edgar Hollandsworth and Matthew Dull propose explanations for GPRA’s incomplete institutionalization, and how it has influenced and continues to affect the use of performance management … Continue reading
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