There are still a few spots open for the International Conference on Participatory Budgeting in the US and Canada, so if you plan to join us in New York at the end of the month, now’s the time to register. Registration is a sliding scale between $10 and $50, which is pretty amazing. The conferenceRead… Read more »
I have read many a good article here, predominantly covering how to do things better. Some are practical, logical, but others are very gee whiz “pie in the sky”. However, 99% of them would require an outlay of funds to accomplish what they would do. That is the rub of the whole thing, money. AndRead… Read more »
Check out my new article at OhMyGov on writing performance standards: http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2012/03/15/improving-government-performance-part-four.aspx
Deltek Analyst Lindsay Clifton reports. To celebrate National Purchasing Month as well as Sunshine Week, Deltek is looking at statewide term contracts and spending figures often available as states become more transparent in their financial reporting. Delaware is one of the first states to display contract spend volume in an easily-analyzed form. We examined twoRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. Governor Patrick Quinn unveiled his proposed FY 2013 budget to the General Assembly on February 22, 2012. His plan outlines a need to repair a broken system and restore fiscal stability through major reductions and state spending reforms. While Governor Quinn’s plan emphasizes a need to cut costs and reduceRead… Read more »
Louisiana is examining an education reform package being advanced by Governor Bobby Jindhal that would tie teacher job security to how they fared on external performance metrics. The Iowa House has passed a slate of education reforms that would require yearly evaluations for school teachers, a test for graduating high school seniors and an extraRead… Read more »
You may not know that two of most important steps managers can take to encourage high performance from employees are to (1) tell them what is expected and (2) give them the tools to manage themselves to the stated objectives. What if there were a tool that helped you clarify expectations? Think about it… WhenRead… Read more »
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Decrypting Open Government, Recovery.gov gets a Makeover and What Innovators DON’T say by GovLoop Insights So do you have an elevator pitch for your organization’s mission? Could you do it in one minute? Can you make strategy fun? Dave McClure, the associate administrator of GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technology, has created aRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. In this installment of Deltek’s month-long blog series honoring National Social Worker Month, we focus on one of social workers’ most consuming focus areas: child welfare. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first “Child Welfare Outcomes”report, which provides information on both national andRead… Read more »