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Martin O’Malley’s Vision for Social Security Administration Government Executive In his Senate nomination hearing to be Commissioner of Social Security, he said: “I believe the top priority is that for as large as Social Security is, there are lagging indicators … Continue reading →

Summary of White House Evidence Forums The White House and the Policy Lab at Brown University This summary provides illustrative guidance on how to get started on such a partnership, this Evidence Forum showcased a variety of successful partnership models … Continue reading →

Ending Chronic Homelessness in Hennepin County Governing Data-driven decisions, support from the state and a dedicated, collaborative team are helping Hennepin County, Minn., get a handle on an intractable problem, with the audacious goal of eliminating chronic homelessness by 2025. … Continue reading →

Measuring & Encouraging Performance Info in Government World Bank (Donald Moynihan) The existence of government analytics does not ensure its use. This chapter dis­cusses how governments can measure the use of government analytics—or, in other words, conduct analyt­ics on government … Continue reading →

Three Reasons to Avoid Using Indexes and Scores YouTube (4:14 min.) Stacey Barr You might think that rolling up your performance measures or KPIs into a weighted score or composite index is a great strategy to simplify your dashboard, to … Continue reading →