John M. Kamensky

Accountability and Performance Update – Mar 2 – 8, 2026 Accountability in Public Administration: From Concepts to Empirical Tests Handbook of Accountability Research (2026) Public accountability is a crucial element of democratic governance relating tho…

Accountability, metrics, dashboard: curated articles, Mar 2-8, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4bedDp4

Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 23-Mar 1, 2026 Performance Comparisons Between Single vs. Collaborative Government Services Urban Affairs Review (gated article) This study examines whether general-purpose governments vs. their collaborativ…

Comparisons, reckoning, priorities: curated articles, Feb 23-Mar 1, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4cWgHbH

Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 16-22, 2026 A Guide to Measuring Performance: The City of Berkeley, CA Edition Barrett & Greene The Berkeley, California auditor’s office is well-known for the attention it pays to the measurement of perfo…

Guide, lessons, Moneyball - curated articles, Feb 16-22, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4aOUw4w

Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 9-15, 2026 Human-Machine Collaboration for Strategic Foresight Public Administration Review (gated article) This is a case study of an innovative pilot project conducted by an Australian state government…

Human-machine, governance system: curated articles, Feb 9-15, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4ri2l9V

Accountability and Performance Update – Feb 2-8, 2026 OPM’s Challenge of Creating High Performance Cultures Government Executive (Howard Risher) To help federal agencies operate like modern high-performance organizations requires an understanding of t…

Challenge, predictive, power: curated articles, Feb 22-8, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance- bit.ly/4auEpcu

Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026 What Does It Take to Make Public Data Usable? Substack/Rebecca Mbaya This Substack account spotlights visionary changemakers in Africa. This interview spotlights a Namibian data analyst who moves b…

Oversight, systems, innovation: curated articles, Jan 26-Feb 1, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4qoSZYY

It’s equivalent to DEI for Texans.

Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 19-25, 2026 Measuring GSA  Performance in Acquisition Reform Federal News Network Ed Forst, the new administrator of the US General Services Administration, calls his agency “the engine room that mak…

New leader of the US General Services Administration commits to using performance info to drive the "engine room of the government:" aspacap.com/2026/01/26/a... - @aspanational.bsky.social , Ctr for Accountability & Performance

What Would a Fiscal Crisis Look Like? | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget The U.S.

NEW STUDY: The Comte for a Responsible Federal Budget releases a thoughtful but scary study that outlines 6 scenarios where the Federal Debt – now equaling 100% of GDP (last seen at end of WWII) -- could result in an economic crisis for the country that rivals the Great Depression. bit.ly/3LRLR8Z

NEW REPORT: IBM Ctr for The Business of Govt's special report identifies 5 areas where meaningful progress can have the greatest impact on government—areas where the right ideas, the right tools, and the right leadership can strengthen the capacity of government to serve the nation. bit.ly/4jF0GIs

Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 12-18, 2026 Combatting Fraud Using a Risk Assessment Framework U.S. Government Accountability Office In 2023, GAO surveyed 24 federal agencies against its Fraud Risk Framework and found a third didn’t ha…

Risk, pillars, registry: curated articles, Jan 12-18, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/45eaeEA

Let's play a drinking game COMMENTARY | Americans' declining trust in government has been an oft-discussed trend for decades, but it turns out that it's neither unique to government nor Americans. So what is happening to instit...

Can we #trust #government? Institutions? Each other? Great article by Alan Balutis in @govexec.bsky.social that sums various studies - are the indicators outdated? bit.ly/4qVLuZQ

Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 12-18, 2026 Combatting Fraud Using a Risk Assessment Framework U.S. Government Accountability Office In 2023, GAO surveyed 24 federal agencies against its Fraud Risk Framework and found a third didn’t ha…

Risk, pillars, registry: curated articles, Jan 12-18, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/45eaeEA

Let's play a drinking game COMMENTARY | Americans' declining trust in government has been an oft-discussed trend for decades, but it turns out that it's neither unique to government nor Americans. So what is happening to instit...

Can we #trust #government? Institutions? Each other? Great article by Alan Balutis in @govexec.bsky.social that sums various studies - are the indicators outdated? bit.ly/4qVLuZQ

NEW REPORT: IBM Ctr for The Business of Govt's special report identifies 5 areas where meaningful progress can have the greatest impact on government—areas where the right ideas, the right tools, and the right leadership can strengthen the capacity of government to serve the nation. bit.ly/4jF0GIs

Accountability and Performance Update – Jan 5 – 11, 2026 Unintended Consequences of Performance Contracting LinkedIn (Peter Ndaa) When accountability systems are mistaken for performance systems, organisations learn how to comply, not how to improve. Par…

Unintended, paradox, CDO tracker - curated articles, Jan 5-11, 2026 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance- bit.ly/4aXD280

Accountability in outsourced public service delivery: an Australian study We examine Australia’s aged care system to understand how the accountability architecture was shaped by outsourcing and explore the resulting implications for service outcomes. We conceptualize qua...

#Accountability and #Performance Update – Dec 29, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 - @aspanational.bsky.social Ctr for Accty and Perf - "Accountability in Outsourced Public Service Delivery"
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Accountability and Performance Update – Dec 22-28, 2025 Digestible Financial Transparency City of Ferris, TX The City of Ferris is committed to providing clear and meaningful financial information not only by posting financial documents but also through…

Transparency, wait times, portals - curated articles, Dec 22-28, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4pYOXah

Accountability and Performance Update – Dec 15-21, 2025 Stop Setting New Targets . . . LinkedIn (Ayca Tumer Arikan) As the new year approaches, many organizations rush into goal-setting mode. New targets, new initiatives, new priorities. Most planning i…

New targets, efficiency measures, evidence hub: curated articles, Dec 15-21, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance- bit.ly/45bjSYk

The Romans did that after the death of an evil emperor. It is called: Damnatio Memoriae meaning "condemnation of memory" or "damnation of memory." They purged mentions of that emperor from all public records, defaced statutes of that person, and scratched his face off of coins.

Accountability and Performance Update – Dec 1-7, 2025 WEBINAR:  Maryland Governor’s Office of Performance Improvement: Turning Data into Better Government (Tues., Dec. 9, 1:00 p.m. Eastern) ASPA Center for Accountability and Performance Stat…

Webinars, hubs, foresight capacity" curated items, Dec 1-7, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/44azBXm

Government transformation is badly needed COMMENTARY | The federal civil service could use an update, but it's not the workforce that's the problem, it's the culture. And there's already a proven playbook on how to fix it.

Gov transformation is badly needed, writes Howard Risher in @govexec.bsky.social : "it's not the workforce that's the problem, it's the culture. And there's already a proven playbook on how to fix it" bit.ly/49X7G0M

Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 24-30, 2025 Measuring Trust in Collaborative Governance PATimes (Denis Hendrix) Trust is not a one-time achievement; it’s a moving target. It evolves, matures, or erodes based on experience and consistenc…

Trust, plans, targets: curated articles, Nov 24-30, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/3Y6afpP

Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 17-23, 2025 Learning Agendas Bring Evidence Into Policymaking Federation of American Scientists Evidence-based policymaking is not just about policy that draws on science, it’s about how decisions are made, ev…

Policymaking, reviews, performance tracker: Curated articles, Nov 17-23, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/43RQYvU

Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 10 – 16, 2025 Four Ways to Measure Progress LinkedIn – Stacey Barr (Australia) Leaders know how essential it is to demonstrate if the time, money and effort being spent is having the intended impact on the organ…

Progress, goals, value, strategy: curated articles, Nov 10-16, 2025, @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/3M7ycdC

. . . with veto-proof margins . . .

Accountability and Performance Update – Nov 3 – 9, 2025 Finding Leading vs. Lagging Indicators LinkedIn (Ayca Tumer Arikan) In many cases, key performance indicators tell us what happened, but not what’s going to happen. The real power in measurement li…

Finding, bridging, taking: curated articles, Nov 3-9, 2025
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Accountability and Performance Update – Oct 27-Nov 2, 2025 Responding to Response Times Barrett & Greene For emergency services, every moment can spell the difference between a minor incident and a crippling injury or a death. To the general public, fa…

Responding, embedding, dashboarding: curated articles, Oct 27-Nov 2, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/47xxoGc

In India, top government officials live in separate walled compounds as well. This practice stems from British colonial times, I believe.

Accountability and Performance Update – Oct 20-26, 2025 Strengthening Performance Management Barrett & Greene Here’s a recap of Do’s and Don’ts in strengthening performance management systems, based on the last Urban Institute report by the late Har…

Do's/Don'ts, Performance, New Book - curated articles, Oct 20-26, 2025 @aspanational.bsky.social Center for Accountability & Performance - bit.ly/4nrBqG3