1.4: Reward and Recognition System

Develop a Reward and Recognition System for Outstanding Program Leadership.

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The Government should establish performance awards/incentives in program management. As recommended by a study on program management conducted by the Council for Excellence in Government, this would include: establishing a policy of issuing appointment letters to program managers, program executives and program executive orders and establishing performance awards at the Secretary or Deputy Secretary levels. The importance of this action is also endorsed by a GAO report on IT entitled “Best Practices Can Improve Performance and Produce Results” (1996): With proper incentives and encouragement, agency managers can be expected to surface problems early and move towards management resolution before huge sums of money are expended.

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