103 | OMB Evidence Team on Evidence-Based Policymaking and Federal Evaluation
From helping lead implementation of the Evidence Act to providing technical assistance on activities and initiatives, the Evidence Team at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is on the frontlines of evidence building and use across the federal government.\n\nLed by Diana Epstein (Team Lead), Erica Zielewski (Senior Evidence Analyst), Danielle Berman (Senior Evidence Analyst), and Erika Liliedahl (Senior Evidence Analyst), the OMB Evidence Team spends their days doing \u201canything and everything to help make sure that government uses the best possible evidence to make decisions.\u201d\n\nOn this episode of Mathematica\u2019s On the Evidence podcast\u2014I speak with Diana, Erica, and Danielle to better understand Evidence Act implementation and federal evaluation, and the role the Evidence Team plays in efforts to improve government-wide effectiveness. Among several topics, the episode covers:\n\n\u2022\tSuccesses and challenges of the Evidence Act\n\u2022\tEvidence Act Title I and OMB\u2019s Evidence Act implementing guidance\n\u2022\tThe Evidence Team\u2019s role in interagency collaboration\n\u2022\tThe ongoing culture change around evidence-based decision-making\n\u2022\tThe Evaluation Officer Council\n\nA full transcript of this episode is available here:\nhttps://www.mathematica.org/blogs/the-omb-evidence-team-on-evidence-based-policymaking-and-federal-evaluation\n\nLearn more about the OMB Evidence Team: https://www.evaluation.gov/about/\n\nRead a fact sheet from the Bipartisan Policy Center on the Evidence Act: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/fact-sheet-foundations-for-evidence-based-policymaking-act/\n\nRead OMB\u2019s Evidence Act implementing guidance: https://www.evaluation.gov/2021-09-27-OMB-M-21-27-guidance/\n\nLearn more about the Evaluation Office Council: https://www.evaluation.gov/about-evaluation-officers/