Don't Ignore Government Performance Metrics
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Everyone wants better performance out of the federal government, but few pay enough attention to metrics like those found on Performance.gov. In fact, the federal government released quarterly performance updates for agency priority goals just this past July, but it was largely ignored. Why don\\u2019t more people pay attention to government performance metrics?
Shelley Metzenbaum was the founding president of the Volcker Alliance. Before that, she served as former associate director for performance and personnel management at the Office of Management and Budget, where she was responsible for setting and implementing the Obama administration\\u2019s approach to improving the performance of federal programs. She joined the podcast to discuss her GovExec post\\xa0headlined \\u201cA Missed Opportunity: The Problem With Ignoring Government Performance Information.\\u201d
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