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 – Sept 8-14, 2025
Happy Birthday to a Performance Pioneer Barrett & Greene Terrell Blodgett, who turns 102 today (Sept 15), is one of the pioneers of the modern-day adoption and use of performance management at the state and local levels. Wish him well, … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Sept 1-7, 2025
Using AI to Make the Most of Evidence Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development To make a more effective use of evaluation reports, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs developed OpenEval, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted platform that enhances information use across Finland’s … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 25-31, 2025
Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the beginning of Fall. Updated Federal Performance Framework U.S. Office of Management and Budget The federal performance framework is in “Part 6” of OMB’s annually updated budget guidance, popularly known as “OMB Circular A-11.” It has … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 18-24, 2025
Making Performance Measurable Government Executive (Op-Ed: Willie Patterson) The concept of trust but verify in leadership has two essential elements. Trust means showing confidence in your team’s abilities, decisions and integrity — recognizing their knowledge, skills and abilities. This approach builds … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Update – Aug 11-17, 2025
Value of Evidence-Based Decisionmaking PATimes Even in agencies that vocally support evidence-based decision-making and use one of the decision-making modalities described in the article, there exists the potential for the evidence to be muddied through ineffective leadership. Too often, sub-optimal … Continue reading
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