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Performance and Management Why’s It So Hard to Ax Bad Government Programs? Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing Performance data hasn’t worked out the way it was intended. What ever happened to CyberStat? Derek Johnson, Federal Computer Week Government auditors … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evidence OMB Moving Ahead to Steer Agencies on Evidence-Based Policymaking Charles Clark, Government Executive Acting budget chief’s memo sets up three-year timeline, interagency council. The new way data will be managed in federal agencies Andrew Eversden, Federal Times New Office … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evidence Evidence-based decision making: What DOE, USDA and others are learning Wyatt Kash, FedScoop Evidence-based decision making is gaining traction at agencies, a new report says, and there are some clear lessons about how to increase federal use of the … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evaluation How to make the Federal Data Strategy succeed Steven Spano, Federal Computer Week A chief data officer can drive strategy and execution, but a vision where every employee is empowered by data requires an environment where the right processes … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evaluation OMB releases final data strategy, draft action plan Troy Schneider, Federal Computer Week Feedback on the 16-point implementation plan is due July 5. OMB’s new strategy gives agencies operational, tactical guide to increasing the value of federal data Jason … Continue reading →