8: Performance

Make government more results-oriented.

Other Information:

Next Steps in Improving Performance - This set of memoranda will discuss whether these new initiatives have made a difference and what more needs to be done to make government more results-oriented. Memo Overview: The federal government has gradually expanded the use of performance management systems. Different administrations have tried a variety of approaches and techniques, the most promising of which have been incorporated into statute with the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010. ... Full Memo forthcoming...

Stakeholder(s):

• Don Moynihan: Chair -- Donald Moynihan is Professor of Public Affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research examines public sector reforms and performance. His book, The Dynamics of Performance Management: Constructing Information and Reform has won best book awards from the Academy of Management and the American Political Science Association. He serves as the co-editor for the journals Public Administration Review and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. He is a NAPA Fellow.

Objective(s):

8.1: New System

8.2: Performance Information

8.3: Congress

8.4: Commitment

8.5: Learning & Improvement

8.6: Collaboration

8.7: Analytical Capacity

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