Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 18 – 24, 2024

Posted on November 25, 2024 by aspacap

House Bill to Modernize Data

FedScoop

The Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government Act (H.R. 10151) cleared the House Oversight and Accountability Committee this past week. It is the companion piece to a Senate bill that was introduced in September. Under the bill, the CDO Council would be kept alive until 2031 and it addresses impediments to the adoption and interoperability of emerging data and AI technologies.

House Bill to Advance Transparency and Accountability

U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee

In addition to the Modernizing Data Practices bill, the Committee also approved sending H.R. 10132, the Federal Agency Performance Act, to the House Floor for action. This legislation builds upon the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 to provide additional transparency and accountability mechanisms that improve performance and program outcomes of federal agencies. A companion bill has already been passed by the Senate.

Denver’s Data Strategy

RouteFifty

In Denver, a new chief data officer is in town. And while he’s only been on the job for about a week, Sean Greer’s nearly two-decade career in technology has prepared him well. 

Needed: Strategic Foresight

Federal News Network

How many strategic planning meetings have you sat through for strategies that never panned out. Maybe it’s because your organization tried to predict the future. Maybe you should try strategic foresight. It’s not forecasting, but rather an organized way of anticipating the future

Future-Proofing the Nation

ThinkForward (podcast 45:43 min.)

Kara Cunzeman brings a systems engineering perspective to building a foresight function within large organizations.

The Power of AI in Budgeting

GovTech

Moving from line-item budgeting to a method that is priority-based has allowed small and large government agencies to create new partnerships, identify efficiencies, and pinpoint priority programs. Using Priority Based Budgeting, AI and machine learning were employed to make complex budget data actionable across the public sector. 

School Accountability Metrics

Washington Post

A coalition of eight Northern Virginia school board chairs is urging the state of Virginia’s Education Department to delay the implementation of a new accountability system that measures school success, saying there are many outstanding details and questions about how the changes could work.

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Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 12 – 17, 2024

Posted on November 18, 2024 by aspacap

Rx for Performance Pitfalls

Barrett & Greene

Performance management comes with a passel of challenges and pitfalls. But here are 11 prescriptions for dealing with these pitfalls. Item #1? – “acknowledge that performance management systems are an integral part of government – like budgeting or procurement – and not just an adjunct effort.”

Evidence-Based Budgeting Guide for States

Results for America

State governments invest over $1 trillion each year to meet the needs of vulnerable populations. But those taxpayer dollars don’t always produce the desired outcomes. IFortunately, there are an increasing number of evidence-based solutions that can deliver results for all Americans, and with the right tools and budgeting systems state government leaders can invest in these solutions and harness the power of their states’ spending.

Re-Branding Training from “Learning” to “Performance”

PA Times (Bill Brantley)

Rebranding Learning and Development Training as the Performance Department highlights that training should enhance productivity, improve services and advance the agency’s mission.

Resource of the Week:  Virginia’s Office of Data Governance and Analytics

This one-stop provides links to agency data sets and showcases analytic success stories. This office provides technical assistance to state agencies, local governments, and regional entities to promote data sharing and analytics.

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Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 4 – 11, 2024

Posted on November 11, 2024 by aspacap

Performance Newsletter: Inaugural Issue!

Commonwealth Secretariat

“Performance Matters” is published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, serving as a central resource for knowledge management across the 56 Commonwealth nations. It was officially launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa in October 2024. The primary audience for this newsletter consists of public policy makers throughout the Commonwealth who are engaged in designing and implementing world-class government performance management systems in their respective countries.

Final Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda Update

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

OMB has released its final quarterly updates to the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda (PMA). While this will be the last set of regular quarterly public updates to this PMA, PMA teams will continue to work on achieving their final milestones through January 2025.

What About Performance?

PATimes (Michael Ford)

The perfect place to set performance indicators and goals in a public organization is the budget. The budget can transmit the how, why and how well of every government program to internal (staff) and external (the public) audiences. Without a focus on performance secondary objectives, be they political or cultural, will take precedent.

Democracy Depends on Government That Works for Everyone

Chicago Sun Times (Michele Jolin)

Government must prove that it can solve problems and deliver results for all Americans nimbly, repeatedly, and without drama. It certainly has before, from eliminating polio, to building an interstate highway system, to helping generations of Americans retire with Social Security.

Revolutionizing Public Auditing

GTSC Homeland Security Today

The field of public auditing could undergo a significant transformation as new technologies emerge to reshape how audits are conducted and presented. These innovations are not only increasing transparency but also driving competition, as traditional auditing firms face challenges from non-traditional players. Below, we explore five potential trends poised to redefine the landscape of government audits. 

School Performance and Support Framework

Virginia Department of Education

Virginia’s new accountability system, the School Performance and Support Framework, builds trust among schools, parents, and communities through transparent, easy-to-understand reporting on a school’s performance. 

Resource of the Week: Performance Reader’s Guide, Part 2

Barrett & Greene

New suggestions of books, reports, articles and presentations about performance management come from David Ammons, Maria Aristigueta, Marc Holzer, Michael Jacobson, Andrew Kleine, Aroon P. Manoharan and Robert Shea.

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Accountability and Performance Update – Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2024

Posted on November 4, 2024 by aspacap

Measuring Progress: 2024 Survey of Federal Evaluation Officers

Data Foundation

This online survey for evaluation officials was conducted in March and April of 2024, asking questions about experiences related to the implementation of the Evidence Act. The findings indicate substantial progress since officials were initially surveyed in 2021.

Creating a Culture of Performance

National Academy of Public Administration (32:56 minutes)

In a podcast, Academy Fellow Jonathan Wormer, Director of Rhode Island’s Department of Administration, talks about performance management and measurement at the state level, and their role in creating an effective government.

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Accountability and Performance Update – Oct 21-27, 2024

Posted on October 28, 2024 by aspacap

Professionalizing the Role of Chief Data Officers

Chief Data Officer Magazine

In an interview about the new goals of the federal Chief Data Officers  Council, the council’s chair – Kirsten Dalboe – described the council’s five goals. Number Two focuses on professionalizing the role of CDOs.

Agency Performance Dashboard Upgraded to Support Presidential Transition Planning

Partnership for Public Service

The Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand its Agency Performance Dashboard, which features information about the operations, workforce and organizational health of 24 major federal agencies.

Federal Employee Satisfaction Linked to Higher Agency Performance

Federal News Network

Research from the Partnership for Public Service finds agencies that received the highest internal customer experience scores also ranked high on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

Using Evidence to Drive Decisions and Achieve Results

Partnership for Public Service

One of the sub competencies of the “achieving results” skill is evidence-based decision-making, which meansgrounding choices in the best available information and data. By anchoring decisions in evidence, leaders can minimize uncertainty and employ solid reasoning as they work toward their goals.  

Conversations for Creating Enthusiasm for Measurement

Adura Strategy (Louise Watson)

“Join me in exploring four ways to invite leaders and teams into more engaging measurement conversations and, as we do, notice what you might change in your current KPI approach.”

Priority-Based Budgeting’s Growing Impact

Tyler Technologies (Chris Fabian)

Government leaders should use priority-based budgeting to make strategic decisions, not slash budgets. The first choice is not to cut lower-priority programs and eliminate staff. In order to accomplish a priority-based budget, all departments must see a way to win.

Resource of the Week. CDC Program Evaluation Framework, 2024

Centers for Disease Prevention & Control

The program evaluation framework guides the design and implementation of high-quality evaluations by providing a structure that summarizes and organizes the essential elements of program evaluation. The framework can be applied at any level.

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