The Performance Institute is a private think tank that serves as the nation’s leading authority and repository on performance-based management practices for government agencies. Our mission is to identify, study and disseminate the leading management innovations pioneered by ‘best-in-class’ public-sector organizations.

Through national conferences on pressing issues, interactive executive training programs, best practice research and strategic consulting services, the Institute provides cutting-edge expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies to solve operational challenges, improve customer service and enhance organizational performance.
   
   
The vision of NCMA is to be the preeminent source of professional development for the practice of contract management.

Contract management is a strategic management discipline employed by both buyers and sellers whose objectives are to manage customer and supplier expectations and relationships, control risk and cost, and contribute to organizational profitability/success.

   
Government Procurement is the only magazine designed to specifically target the public-sector purchasing professional. It is designed to be interactive with subscribers and to foster the interchange of ideas, information and experience pertinent to US and Canadian government purchasing professionals involved with the standards and ethics of the government purchasing department. Editorial covers procurement methods, case histories, management techniques, reports on influential legislation, as well as association and industry news.
   
Despite the diversity of its membership, the mission of PSC is simple and focused: Expand the government market for professional and technical services providers and work aggressively to foster a business climate that enables fair competition, best value for the government and the taxpayer, and a thriving partnership between the public sector customer and the private sector provider.
   
The Reason Public Policy Institute is a national research and educational organization that explores and promotes the twin values of rationality and freedom as a basic underpinning of a good society.