The
Performance Institute is a private, nonpartisan think tank improving
government results through the principles of performance, competition,
transparency, and accountability.
LATEST NEWS:
Good Government Coalition Calls on
Congress to Consider Program Assessments
and Results Act
The Performance Institute today along with several other good government organizations
called on members of the U.S. House of Representatives to consider the Program Assessment and Results Act
(PAR Act) during the FY 2006 appropriations cycle.
Institute to Assess Progress of Performance Management in Government
Thirteen years after the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and four years into the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) every government agency is measuring government performance. A great deal of data is being collected but what does it say? Is any of it being used? And are we seeing improvement in the services delivered to citizens by the government?
Measurement Database and Maturity Model Launched to Improve Performance Management in Government
As federal management has moved to a performance-based culture, the ability to assess change in agencies towards performance management has been a big challenge. Speaking at the 2005 Government Performance Summit, Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio will launch the “Measures that Make a Difference” Online Performance Measurement Database as well as release the Performance Management Maturity Model . Both tools will be invaluable resources to government managers struggling to improve the performance and transparency of their programs.
President's Budget Uses Performance Budgeting to Help Make Tough Decisions
The President's budget released on February 7th contains performance information for 607 federal programs. These performance evaluations, known as the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), require each program show how they provide value to the American people.
White House Appoints Performance Institute President to the Acquisition Advisory Panel
The White House Office of Management and Budget announced the creation of the Federal Acquisition Advisory Panel and appointed Carl DeMaio as a member.
New President’s Management Agenda Scorecard: Federal Agencies Achieve New Management Milestones
The White House Office of Management and Budget released the new management scorecard for the 4th quarter of last year. Overall, progress continues to be shown by departments in attaining higher scores across all five goals of the President’s Management Agenda. However, four departments saw their scores drop and will need to develop strong action plans to improve their scores in the next round of assessments.
Performance Institute Tells Congress: Congress Must Engage Before Full Results Can be Demonstrated from GPRA
The Government Performance & Results Act of 1993 was and continues to be a critically important statute guiding federal managers and employees in the continual pursuit for better results and more transparent governance.
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Competition & Contracting News:
Institute Applauds Congress' Support for Competition in Government; Taxpayers Save 1.1 Billion
The Performance Institute today offered its emphatic support to measures taken by Congress Friday in support of the President's competitive sourcing initiative. “Competition works,” Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio said today. “ Standing up to attempts to halt competition, the President and his advisors did what they had to do to ensure that those savings would be realized and that more could be reaped. The potential for cost savings and improved delivery of services is too vast to ignore. This is a big win for American taxpayers.”
Institute Hosts Agency Chiefs of Staff for Discussion of the President's Competitive Sourcing Initiative
Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio briefed executive agency chiefs of staff on communication, leadership and other critical success factors in competitive sourcing at a breakfast hosted by the Institute July 23 at the White House Conference Center.
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Strategic Management News:
Performance Institute Tells Congress: Workforce Flexibility Require Human Capital Planning
In testimony Feb. 11 before the House Committee on Government Reform's Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio urged Congress to integrate strategic human capital planning into legislation that would provide agencies greater flexibility in recruiting and retaining their best employees.
"Strategic Recruitment for Government," a 92-page research report studying the most successful recruitment initiatives and performance measurement tools of 22 federal agencies, was released at the Government Performance Summit. The report goes details the ten most effective strategies being employed and makes recommendations for the future.
Becoming a Citizen-Center Government Through Best Practices in Web Management
The Performance Institute has recently teamed with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to produce a breakthrough report on “Becoming a Citizen-Center Government Through Best Practices in Web Management.” The research report aims to study and disseminate practices applied by ten “best-in-web” organizations and provide recommendations for developing an effective web management program.
Creating a Performance-Based Electronic Government
"Creating a Performance-Based Electronic Government," a research report which identifies the best electronic government initiatives in 23 federal agencies, was released in print at the National Press Club.
Governor Schwarzenegger and California Performance Review Establish a “Benchmark” for Reform of State Government
Carl DeMaio, president of The Performance Institute, issued the following statement in response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s release today of the California Performance Review’s recommendations for overhauling state government.
Institute Unveils Set of 10 Reforms for City of San Diego
The San Diego Citizens’ Budget Plan outlines 10 reform recommendations that mix long-term structural reforms in the city’s budget process with management reforms to achieve an immediate cost savings of $26 million in FY 2005. The budget reform package being presented builds on the best ideas contained in the project’s earlier reports that detailed 226 “Options” for potential cost savings of between $45-120 million.
"San Diego Citizens' Budget Project"- an initiative that would study the city's budget with the objective of identifying cost savings and performance improvement reforms during the FY 2005 budget cycle. The San Diego Citizens' Budget Project would provide the "local" government model for the application of performance, accountability, competition and transparency reforms.
The State of California is faced with a deficit in the ballpark of $30 billion — by far the nation's largest. Working with Reason Foundation, The Performance Institute applied the methodologies and strategies it routinely uses with federal agencies and programs to the State of California's proposed FY04 budget.
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