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Managing Stimulus Funding Performance

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Vincent Gooden

In this new era of responsibility and accountability, the passage of economic stimulus fundingalong with demands for successful government performancepresents contemporary challenges for public managers. The challenges demand th... More »

Improved Trust Fosters Improved Results

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Earl Mathers

On many occasions, I have referred to communication as the lubricant that enables organizations to function smoothly. However, trust in organizations is even more fundamental. Without trust, effective communication is impeded an... More »

Quattro Punti: Four Steps to Budgeting and Performance ManagementPart II

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Thad Juszczak

Budgeting and performance management (B&PM) is a tool for anyone interested in improving government agency performance. Performing effectively is about providing essential services to citizens to ensure their safety, health,... More »

Aligning Government Performance and Community Outcome Measurement

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Kathryn Kloby

Now, more than ever, strategies for measuring and reporting public sector results are in high demand. Whether working with limited resources or conditions in which the public and legislators are eager to see how public funds are... More »

Performance-Based Pay at NGA

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Andrew Smallwood

Over the past year or so, a great deal has been written about the problems of the performance-based pay programs at the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security (DHS). Employee complaints also forced changes in ne... More »