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 Weekly – September 26-October 2
Performance Management New OPM guidelines to hold senior execs more accountable Sam Ufret, Federal News Radio The overhaul will better enable agencies to ensure members of the SES are held more accountable for individual and agency performance, and to provide … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – September 19-25
Performance Management How to design performance measures to better measure impact: An interview with Peter Schochet, Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research Andy Feldman, Gov Innovator Blog There are ways to make performance measures a better indicator of impact, including the … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – September 12-18
Performance Management Chris Mihm: Agencies not following priority goals reporting standards Federal News Radio Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at GAO, discusses a new report on how agencies are complying with the reporting requirements of the GPRA Modernization Act. GAO: Agencies … Continue reading
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Awards
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
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – September 5-11
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
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