Administration Should Seize Momentum on U.S. Open Government 'Action Plan': Gadi Dechter recommends that the Obama administration move on its recent initiatives after urging the U.N. General Assembly to "harness the power of open societies."

A Better, More Diverse Senior Executive Service in 2050: Jitinder Kohli, John Gans, and James Hairston on the need for action to address the diversity gap in the Senior Executive Service.

Reviewing What Works : The Center for American Progress has developed a performance review process that helps the government undertake a systematic review of spending programs and tax expenditures.

The Secret to Programs that Work: Jitinder Kohli, William D. Eggers, and John Griffith lay out a system for designing and evaluating effective government programs.

Executive Reorganization: Harrison Wellford, Jitinder Kohli, and James Hairston on six lessons about executive reorganization the Obama administration could learn from the Carter era.

An Hour with the Secretary: James Hairston and Jitinder Kohli discuss how agencywide town halls at HUD improve communication, connect offices across the country, and hold senior leadership accountable.

A Comment on Public Service: James Hairston and Jitinder Kohli discuss how a worker-recognition initiative at HUD can and should be replicated governmentwide.

Open and Accountable Government: William Eggers, John Griffith, and Jitinder Kohli explain how to design new successful government programs.

Moving Forward on Government Reform: Jitinder Kohli applauds the president’s decision to act this year to ensure the federal government operates effectively and efficiently.

Government Reform: Without a serious evaluation of program effectiveness, politics tend to dictate important budget decisions, and arguments over stakeholder interests and political palatability drown out important questions of real-world impact.

Federal Executive Ranks Get Ready for Reform: Jitinder Kohli reviews Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management reforms in SES career development, management, and recruitment.

“What Works” Budgeting: The Obama administration should adopt the “Reviewing What Works” process for evaluating program effectiveness, write Jitinder Kohli and John Griffith.

Improving Government Performance: Sen. Mark Warner and experts discuss making government more efficient at a CAP event.

Performance Reviews That Work : John Griffith and Gadi Dechter examine four successful performance review programs in the federal government.

A Step Forward: Government Performance Reform Passes the House: Jitinder Kohli and John Griffith praise the House’s passage today of a bipartisan government performance bill that now makes its way to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law.

Making Headway: The House of Representatives should swiftly pass critical government performance reform, write Jitinder Kohli and John Griffith.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Reporting on Federal Pay: Pratap Chatterjee calls out several national newspapers for continually misinterpreting statistics about federal pay levels compared to the private sector.

ROWE Thrives in Minnesota County as D.C. Experiment Remains On Hold: A D.C. government agency’s transformation into a “results-only work environment” is still on hold pending a mayoral transition, but ROWE is going strong in a Minneapolis county government department according to the ROWE manager there.

City Hall Halts ROWE Pending Mayoral Transition: A D.C. government agency’s transformation into a “results-only work environment” suffers its first major setback when city officials halt the initiative until the incoming mayor’s transition team has a chance to review it.

Employees Speak Out: A D.C. government agency’s transformation into a “results-only work environment” kicks into high gear this week after managers get anonymous feedback from employee focus groups. The third installment in a new weekly series by Gadi Dechter.

The Guinea Pigs in the Basement: The second installment in a new weekly series by Gadi Dechter on a D.C. government agency’s transformation into a “results-only work environment” finds the department’s “guinea pigs” in a public library basement, making metrics.

Making It Work in Government: The Doing What Works team partners with McKinsey & Company to assess how to transform performance in the public sector.

Hopes and Fears: The first installment in a new weekly series by Gadi Dechter on implementing a “results-only work environment” in a D.C. government agency looks at employees’ expectations and potential obstacles for the initiative.

Transforming the Workplace: Gadi Dechter interviews D.C.’s Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak about his plans to implement a “results-only work environment” in his agency.

New Series Tracks Shift in D.C. Government Office’s Work Culture: Read the first installment by Gadi Dechter along with an interview with Bryan Sivak, who's implementing the D.C. information technology office's experiment with a "results-only work environment."

Lew Makes Room for Management Issues in Budget-Heavy Hearings: Jack Lew stressed the “M” as well as the “B” in OMB during his confirmation hearings to direct the agency last week, writes John Griffith.

Open and Accountable Government: If the new OMB director wants a quick refresher on management issues that linger in the federal bureaucracy, he need look no further than a nine-page memo written in July of 1970, write Jitinder Kohli and John Griffith in The Hill.

Setting Goals for Government: Senior staffers who worked on government performance issues from the Reagan, Clinton, and both Bush administrations, along with CAP Senior Fellow Jitinder Kohli, explain why the Senate should embrace a bill to improve government performance.

Doing What Works at OMB: The new OMB director needs to focus on recent internal survey results to ensure this key agency fires on all cylinders, writes Jitinder Kohli.

Not Good Enough for Government Work: Ranking the best places to work in government encourages agencies to act to improve morale, write Jitinder Kohli and John Griffith.

Effective Governing Book a Surprise "Bestseller": The Republican co-author of a how-to manual on successful public initiatives will team up with CAP this year on a new report, writes Gadi Dechter.

From Setting Goals to Achieving Them: Jitinder Kohli details how the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies should work together to accomplish priority goals and why that will build confidence in government.

Government Is Only as Good as Its Goals: Jitinder Kohli explains how a government reform bill before Congress could bring big savings to government by setting agency goals.

What Government Can Learn from the Preakness: Jitinder Kohli and Robert J. Shea argue Congress should embrace a bill requiring federal agencies to set clear goals.

Ensuring Government Performs at Its Best: Requiring the executive branch to define its priority goals and how it will accomplish them is a key step in the right direction, writes Jitinder Kohli.

Happy Workers Are Better Workers: If the National Council for Federal Labor-Management Relations is able to improve federal employee morale, it would be a boon for all Americans, writes Jitinder Kohli.

Asking Questions Like the British Do: Jitinder Kohli offers lessons learned from the British government’s experience getting agencies to focus on effective strategies to accomplish their goals.

Golden Goals for Government Performance: Report from Jitinder Kohli sets out a federal government performance model based on an analysis of what works at five different governments on three continents.