Measuring Government Performance

I wanted to try and get some discussion going on this board as I really like the AGA SEA program as well as some of the work that they're doing on performance management. I enjoyed Ken Smith's most recent post on the AGA site and generally think he's a great voice in this area. Also, check out some of my own postings on the subject at http://measuresmatter.blogspot.com. Generally speaking, I think this is an exciting area in government and with calls for greater accountability with the recent stimulus plan it's important to have discussions around best practices in performance metrics and management.