In recent years, program evaluation has emerged as a critical management and budgeting tool for federal agencies. Several factors brought this about.

Agency program executives need to know a lot about their programs beyond whether the spend rate results in a balanced budget execution.

In this executive briefing, the following experts will discuss strategies for how to employ data and data analytics to evaluate performance from many angles.

• Taka Ariga, Chief Data Scientist and Director of the Innovation Lab, Government Accountability Office
• Maria Barhams Sagoua, Principal Industry Consultant, Federal Health, SAS
• Shaun Barry, Global Leader – Fraud and Integrity, SAS
• Maya Duru, Fellow, Office of Evaluation Sciences, General Services Administration
• Michele Evermore, Deputy Director for Policy in the Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
• Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Evaluation, Department of Labor
• Dr. Ernest Moy, Executive Director, Office of Health Equity, Veterans Health Administration
• Eddie Thomas, Director, National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics