The 2003 Government Performance Summit is supported by an impressive coalition of national organizations and associations, including:
| The
Performance Institute www.performanceweb.org The Performance Institute is a private think tank based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is dedicated to studying and improving the performance of government agencies. As such, PI is actively involved in analyzing best management practices for dealing with emerging public policy issues. Our focus has been to bring government leaders and managers together to jointly explore common management challenges. We use four vehicles to that: conferences like the Government Performance Summit, training seminars, research projects, and consulting. |
| The
Council for Excellence in Government
www.excelgov.org The Council for Excellence in Government works to improve the performance of government at all levels; and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens. With its experienced staff, network of experts and members, and diverse partners, the Council helps to create stronger public sector leadership and management, driven by innovation and focused on results; and increased citizen confidence and participation in government, through better understanding of government and its role. |
| National
Academy of Public Administration
www.napawash.org The National Academy of Public Administration is the preeminent organization dedicated to improving the performance of governance systems-the network of public institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private companies that share in the implementation of public policy. As an independent, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress, the Academy responds to specific requests from public agencies and non-government organizations. The Academy also promotes discourse on emerging trends in governance through its Standing Panels and with external funding. |
| Partnership
for Public Service www.ourpublicservice.org The Partnership for Public Service was formed in early 2002 as a non-partisan organization dedicated to revitalizing public service. The Partnership seeks to restore public confidence in and prestige to the federal civil service through an aggressive campaign of public-private partnerships as well as focused research and educational efforts. |
| Reason
Public Policy Institute www.rppi.org Reason Public Policy Institute is a public policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. Reason produces rigorous, peer-reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, and results. Through practical and innovative approaches to complex problems, Reason seeks to change the way people think about issues, and promote policies that allow and encourage individuals and voluntary institutions to flourish. Reason research focuses on education and child welfare, environmental policy, land use and economic development, privatization and government reform, and transportation. |
| Mercatus
Center at George Mason University www.mercatus.org The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is a research and education center dedicated to bringing about a freer, more prosperous, and peaceful society. Mercatus generates knowledge and understanding of how institutions affect the freedom to prosper and holds organizations accountable for their impact on that freedom. Mercatus supports world-class scholarship that investigates the necessary political and economic arrangements for lasting prosperity. Mercatus turns ideas into action by working alongside policymakers to solve problems that impede the freedom to prosper. Mercatus is an ideas-based organization. It does not hold or promulgate official positions but rather, is dedicated to the spirit of free inquiry and debate. We support scholars and public intellectuals who seek to solve difficult problems by asking the tough, cutting-edge questions. |
| Institute
for the Study of Public Policy Implementation at American University
www.american.edu/spa/isppi/ The function of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation is to create a non-partisan forum for stakeholders in the public policy implementation system (members of Congress, political appointees, career government executives, mid-level manager association leaders, union leaders, academics, and the consulting and technology community) . The Institute is composed of the Leadership Forum, and Centers. The Leadership Forum is located in Washington, DC., and focuses on broad, strategic public policy implementation questions. Centers, also located in Washington DC, focus on a single public policy implementation issue. In addition, the Institute sponsors Conferences on important public policy implementation issues. Finally, ISPPI is designing training programs that create the skills necessary to more effectively implement public policy. |
| Coalition
for Effective Change
www.effective-change.org The Coalition for Effective Change (CEC) was formed in 1993 as a non-partisan alliance of associations representing current and retired federal managers, executives, and professionals. CEC provides a channel for these public employees to contribute to the success of reinventing government. CEC meets with the Director of the office of Personnel Management (OPM) to discuss efforts to improve government. CEC shares information with Congress and works with others on initiatives for government wide change. |
| Private
Sector Council www.privatesectorcouncil.org The Private Sector Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to helping improve the management, efficiency and productivity of the federal government. PSC was founded in 1983 by two visionary men who believed that good government is good business--David Packard of Hewlett-Packard and Bill Onsted. They believed that sharing the knowledge and expertise of leading Fortune 500 executives with the federal government would help improve our nation's government operations. Since PSC's founding in 1983, it has conducted close to 400 projects in a variety of areas, including change management, financial management and accountability, information technology and strategic human resources planning. |
| Senior
Executives Association www.seniorexecs.org The Senior Executives Association (SEA) was founded in 1980 as a tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation representing career federal executives. Our membership is committed to effective, efficient and productive leadership in government. SEA seeks to ensure equitable treatment and compensation, continuing professional education, and recognition for the more than 7,000 career federal executives who comprise the nation's highest civil service ranks. |
| Professional
Services Council www.pscouncil.org Founded in 1972, PSC is acknowledged as the leader of the professional and technical services industry, the fastest growing sector in the government market. Today, the imperative for government reliance on the private sector is greater than ever. Given the many challenges the industry faces, so too is the imperative for strong, focused leadership greater than ever. |
| Association
of Government Accountants www.agacgfm.org Since 1950, the Association of Government Accountants has been--and remains today--the educational organization dedicated to the enhancement of public financial management. AGA serves the professional interests of financial managers, from local, state and federal governments, as well as public accounting firms, responsible for effectively using billions of dollars and other monetary resources every day. |
