Explaining the doctrine of performance management.
The Dynamics of Performance Management: Constructing Information
and Reform
By Donald P. Moynihan
Georgetown University Press
2008, 224 pages, $26.95
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The public . . .
Getting onboard: integrating and engaging new
employees.(Management & Careers)
Two dollars and 85 cents. That's how much change a brand-new
government employee found in his desk on his first day on the job. How
do we know this? Because this civil servant didn't have a . . .
Determining the co$t of vacancies in Baltimore.
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As the number of home foreclosures rises nationwide, cities face
mounting costs related to vacant and abandoned properties. Aside from
subsidizing these costs through . . .
Economic development: one city's response to difficult
economic times.(Cover story)
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Over the past six months, the world of economic development has
been turned upside down. Vacancy rates are on the rise, property values
are declining, and people are losing . . .
Economic development strategies for a tough economy.(from the
editor)
Every area of government is being affected by the current economic
situation. I Jurisdictions are looking for effective strategies to
address increasing vacancy rates, declining property values, . . .
GASB invites views on pension accounting.(The Accounting
Angle)
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), as a matter of
policy, periodically reviews its authoritative guidance to determine
whether it continues to meet the needs of users of state and . . .
External performance reporting, Oregon style.([PM.sup.2]
Connections: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT & MANAGEMENT)
The Oregon Progress Board is unique in the way it publicly reports
performance data. Other governments, including British Columbia, (1)
Tasmania, (2) and South Australia (3) emulate aspects of . . .
The case of the Capital Beltway: the use of federal innovative
finance techniques in public-private partnerships.
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Compared with the rest of the world, the United States has been
relatively slow to use public-private partnership arrangements (P3s) in
building, financing, and operating . . .
Economic trends.(News & Numbers)
Many people are paying more attention to economic trends than they
did before the credit meltdown. Financing the Future News."
Long-Term Financial Planning Resources, Notices, and . . .
The promise of the millennial generation.(Commentary)
Millennials may be problematic, but consider their potential for
radically improving government.
With good reason, Tom Brokaw coined the term "the greatest
generation," in his book of the same . . .
Prudent privatization.(Commentary)
Too often, political rhetoric overshadows careful analysis.
Local and state officials across the country now face urgent
questions concerning how to fund infrastructure deficits and gaping
budget . . .
Accountability and transparency in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.(Federal Focus)
When signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),
President Obama made clear that "every taxpayer dollar spent on our
economic recovery must be subject to unprecedented levels . . .
Determining the real cost of growth and development and who
should pay.(Best Practices)
Many communities throughout the United State have experienced
unprecedented growth and development, creating a need for expanding and
improving existing infrastructure and acquiring new . . .
Operation NoVacancy: helps spur reinvestment in distressed
commercial and industrial corridors.
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This article is based on the case study application the City of
Hickory, North Carolina, submitted to the Alliance for Innovation for
its May 2009 Transforming Local . . .
Correction.(News & Numbers)(Correction notice)
An article published in the December 2008 issue of Government
Finance Review, "City Fiscal Conditions; by Chris Hoene and Michael
A. Pagano, said the City of Fresno "could not obtain funding for . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
[gfoa events]
June
Internet Training
10 The New Fund Balance
Seattle, Washington
Preconference Seminars
26 Fiscal First Aid: Budgeting Tactics for Bad Economic Times
26 . . .
Sports in the public-private arena: City of
Toronto.(Solutions)
Over the past decade or two, many municipalities have entered into
public-private partnerships (P3s) to provide sports and recreation
facilities for their communities.
Most of these projects have . . .
Better understanding the financial statement audit.
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For most local governments, the annual financial statement audit is
as much a part of the yearly round of public finance as the approval of
the operating budget. Despite . . .
Capital program considerations in challenging times.
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Governments across the country are tightening their budgeting
belts. Since capital expenditures make up such a large part of the
budget, the capital program is not immune . . .
Virginia Beach program focuses on neighborhood
revitalization.(News & Numbers)
The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, strives to be a Community for
a Lifetime. To this end, the City Council has added neighborhood
revitalization as one of its key goals, based on the assumption . . .
All-new 2010 Ford Transit Connect
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